Tag: benefits nondiscrimination

Devil Is in Details of Final Mental Health Parity Rules

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Jan 31, 2014 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 31, 2014

Pre-authorization procedures, plan disclosures and geographical restrictions are just a few features  group health plans will need to re-examine by the time the recently finalized mental health parity rules take effect. For calendar-year plans, this means Jan. 1, 2015 — less than a year away. The interaction of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity […]

Mental Health Parity Rules Remove ‘Clinically Appropriate’ Exemption

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Nov 8, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Nov 8, 2013

Final mental health parity rules issued Nov. 8 make several changes to the prior, interim version. The exemption for “clinically appropriate standards of care” was eliminated because regulators decided it was confusing and subject to abuse, and the rules’ application to “intermediate” coverage levels was clarified in response to uncertainty about how the interim rules’ […]