0938-AU93 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CMS-9902)

This rule would finalize proposed amendments to the final rules implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The amendments clarify plans' and issuers' obligations under the law, promote compliance with MHPAEA, and update requirements taking into account experience with MHPAEA in the years since the rules were finalized. The rule would also finalize new regulations implementing amendments to MHPAEA recently enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021).

]]> Section 3(f)(1) Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes State, local, or tribal governments Private Sector 26 CFR 54 29 CFR 2590 45 CFR 146 45 CFR 147 Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, title II Pub. L. 110-343, secs. 511 and 512 No NPRM 08/03/2023 88 FR 51552 NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/28/2023 88 FR 66728 NPRM Comment Period End 10/02/2023 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/17/2023 Final Action 07/00/2024 YES Businesses Federal State Yes Yes No 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA Joint 1545 Internal Revenue Service IRS Joint Lindsey Murtagh Director, Division of Regulations and Policy 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 301 492-4106 lindsey.murtagh@cms.hhs.gov Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244