Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance

1210-AC11 202210 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 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not Yet Determined Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title II Pub. L. 110-343, secs. 511-512 Yes

There have been a number of legislative enactments related to MHPAEA since issuance of the 2014 final rules, including the 21st Century Cures Act, the Support Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. This rule would propose amendments to the final rules and incorporate examples and modifications to account for this legislation and previously issued guidance and to take into account experience with MHPAEA in the years since the rules were finalized.

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The Department of Labor regulations would be adopted pursuant to the authority contained in 29 U.S.C. 1002, 1135, 1182, 1185d, 1191a, 1191b, and 1191c; Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2011, 77 FR 1088 (Jan. 9, 2012).

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]]> NPRM 12/00/2022 Undetermined Federal State Yes Undetermined No No Amber Rivers Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8335 rivers.amber@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20210