S 1337
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Medically uninsured
Mental health services
Poor children
Social Welfare
Children's Mental Health Parity Act
Introduced: May 8, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5738)
May 8, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5737-5738)
May 8, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Children's Mental Health Parity Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require a state child health plan to ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health or substance abuse benefits are no more restrictive than (have parity with) those applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5738)
Committees of jurisdiction
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