Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1737
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 5, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 5, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1737
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Connecticut
Republican
Louisiana
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
Mississippi
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Mental Health Parity Compliance Act

This bill revises the mental health parity rules to require private health insurance plans that offer both medical and mental health coverage to prepare a comparative analysis of nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs). (NQTLs are limitations on the scope or duration of benefits for treatment, such as preauthorization requirements.)

The comparative analysis must be available for the Department of Health and Human Services upon request and must include (1) a description of the NQTL and the specific services to which it applies, (2) the factors used to determine when the NQTL will apply, and (3) a description of how the NQTLs applicable to mental health or substance use disorder benefits are comparable to, and no more stringent than, the NQTLs applicable to medical or surgical benefits, among other information.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/05/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/05/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:32:24 AM