Mental Health Patients' Rights Act
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Prohibits any such issuer from requiring an individual or dependent with a preexisting mental health condition to pay a premium or contribution which is greater than that charged to an individual without such condition when the additional charge is based solely on such preexisting condition.
Defines `preexisting mental health condition' to mean a mental health condition, including all categories of mental health conditions listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV-TR), or the most recent edition if different than the Fourth Edition, that was present before the date of enrollment of such coverage, whether or not any medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received before such date.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3512)
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2393: Mental Health Patients' Rights Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2393/
"S. 2393: Mental Health Patients' Rights Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2393/.
S. 2393, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2393/.
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