1210-AB30 201110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Pursuant to ERISA section 712, as amended by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) (Pub. L. 110-343) enacted on October 8, 2008, the Department is developing regulatory guidance. Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes No Not Yet Determined 29 USC 1185a Statutory Other 10/08/2009 as per MHPAEA section 512(d) No Request for Information 04/28/2009 74 FR 19155 Request for Information Comment Period End 05/28/2009 Interim Final Rule 02/02/2010 75 FR 5410 Interim Final Rule Effective 04/05/2010 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 05/03/2010 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined On February 2, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury published a joint interim final rule implementing MHPAEA. Undetermined None No No 0938-AP65 Related to 1545-BJ05 Related to 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Joint 1545 Internal Revenue Service IRS Joint Amy Turner J. 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8335 202 219-1942 Room N5677, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653, Washington DC 20210