Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MHPAEA
gptkbp:affects	employer-sponsored health plans individual health insurance coverage
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Public_Health_Service_Act gptkb:Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act_of_1974 gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Code_of_1986
gptkbp:appliesTo	group health plans health insurance issuers
gptkbp:category	health law addiction law mental health law
gptkbp:dateEnacted	2008
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:excludes	plans that experience significant cost increases small employers (generally under 50 employees)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Paul_Wellstone_and_Pete_Domenici_Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:prohibits	imposing more restrictive treatment limitations on mental health benefits than on medical/surgical benefits imposing more restrictive financial requirements on mental health benefits than on medical/surgical benefits
gptkbp:purpose	to ensure parity between mental health/substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Employee_Benefits_Security_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5