Congress 107 - HR 162 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 2001

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Alcoholism treatment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Coinsurance Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Health Health insurance Health insurance portability Labor and Employment Medical economics Mental health services

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group and individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health benefits, or substance abuse and chemical dependency benefits, if similar limitations or requirements are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits.

Amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1986 to provide for coordination in implementation of such amendments.

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Mar 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2001

Introduced in House

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