28 Nov DOL, HHS, and Treasury Release Final FAQs on Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder Parity

DOL, HHS, and Treasury Release Final FAQs on Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder Parity

Final FAQs regarding mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part 39 has been released by the DOL, HHS and Treasury. Read this blog post from UBA to learn more.

The U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) released final FAQs About Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part 39. The Departments respond to FAQs as part of implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). The FAQs contain a model disclosure form that employees can use to request information from their group health plan or individual market plan regarding treatment limitations that may affect access to mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits.

The DOL also released an enforcement fact sheet summarizing the DOL’s closed investigations and public inquiries regarding mental health and substance use disorder during the 2018 fiscal year.

SOURCE: Hsu, K. (14 November 2019) “DOL, HHS, and Treasury Release Final FAQs on Mental Health / Substance Use Disorder Parity” (Web Blog Post). Retrieved from https://blog.ubabenefits.com/dol-hhs-and-treasury-release-final-faqs-on-mental-health-/-substance-use-disorder-parity