Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance

1210-AC11 202404 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 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 to take 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 Private Sector Not Yet Determined Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title II Pub. L. 110-343, secs. 511-512 Yes NPRM 08/03/2023 88 FR 51552 NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/28/2023 88 FR 66728 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/17/2023 Final Rule 07/00/2024 No 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