Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act_of_2008
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
group health plans
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gptkbp:category |
mental health law
health insurance law |
gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_300gg-5
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gptkbp:compatibleWith |
coverage for mental health benefits
substance use disorder benefits |
gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1996
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
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gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
gptkb:Public_Law_104-204
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gptkbp:purpose |
to provide parity in annual and lifetime dollar limits for mental health benefits and medical/surgical benefits in group health plans
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act_of_2008 |
gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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gptkbp:startDate |
January 1, 1998
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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