S 2031
104th Congress
Senate
Health
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commerce
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Employee health benefits
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Health maintenance organizations
Insurance companies
Labor and Employment
Mental health services
Small business
Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
Introduced: August 2, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Aug 2, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9579)
Aug 2, 1996
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 - Requires a group health plan that applies an aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for medical or surgical services, if the plan also provides a mental health benefit, to include mental health payments in that limit or establish a separate aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for mental health services, with the mental health limit not less than the medical or surgical limit. Prohibits a group health plan that does not apply a medical or surgical limit from applying a mental health limit. Exempts employers with fewer than 26 employees.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1