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S 3053 115th Congress Senate

CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder services for children and pregnant women unde… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder services for children and pregnant women under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 12, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act

This bill requires Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans to cover mental health and substance-use disorder services. Financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to such services shall not differ from those applicable to other medical services under CHIP.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
  • S 2253 Related bill CHIP Mental Health Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3053: CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3053/
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"S. 3053: CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3053/.
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S. 3053, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3053/.
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