Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1576
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 21, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 21, 2019
Latest Action
May 21, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1576
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
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Senate Votes (0)
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act

This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance. (Mental health parity laws prohibit health insurance plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder services from imposing less favorable limitations on those benefits than are placed on medical and surgical benefits under that plan.)

Additionally, HHS must establish a consumer parity unit: (1) to facilitate the collection of, monitoring of, and response to consumer complaints; and (2) to provide consumers information about the disclosure requirements and enforcement of the mental health parity laws.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/21/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/21/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:47:44 AM