MHPAEA

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act
gptkb:Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act_of_1974
gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Code
gptkbp:appliesTo group health plans
health insurance issuers
employers with more than 50 employees
gptkbp:category mental health law
health insurance regulation
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_110-343,_Title_V,_Subtitle_B
gptkbp:compatibleWith small employers (50 or fewer employees)
plans to offer mental health or substance use disorder benefits
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2008
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MHPAEA
gptkbp:prohibits imposing more restrictive treatment limitations on mental health/substance use disorder benefits than on medical/surgical benefits
imposing more restrictive financial requirements on mental health/substance use disorder benefits than on medical/surgical benefits
gptkbp:purpose to ensure parity between mental health/substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits in group health plans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:startDate October 3, 2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6