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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AL44 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Interim Final Amendment for Mental Health Parity (CMS-2152-IFC) 
Abstract: The amendment to the interim final rule changes the sunset date of regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA). The MHPA as initially enacted had a sunset date of September 30, 2001. The implementing regulations published in 1997 included a corresponding sunset date. Subsequent legislation enacted on January 10, 2002, extended the sunset date of the MHPA to December 31, 2002. Legislation enacted on December 2, 2002, extended the sunset date again, to December 31, 2003. Therefore, this amendment to the 1997 regulations extends the sunset date of the regulations to December 31, 2003, consistent with the MHPA. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 146.136   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2705    PL 107-116    PL 104-191   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  11/22/1997  62 FR 66932   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/01/1998    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  03/23/1998    
Second Interim Final Rule  06/27/2003  68 FR 38206   
Second Interim Final Rule Effective  07/28/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
David Mlawsky
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
S3-16-26, Center for Beneficiary Choices, Medicare Plan Policy Group, Mailstop S3-16-26, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6851
Email: david.mlawsky@cms.hhs.gov