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RIN: 1210-AA62

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: Interim Rules Relating to Mental Health Benefits Parity
Abstract: The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) was enacted on September 26, 1996 (P.L. 104-204). MHPA amended the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (ERISA) to provide for parity in the application of limits on certain mental health benefits with limits on medical and surgical benefits. MHPA provisions are set forth in title XXVII of the PHSA and part 7 of Subtitle B of title I of ERISA. The interim rules will provide guidance with regard to the provisions of the MHPA.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not yet determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1135 29 USC 1182 (PL 104-204 110 Stat 2944) 29 USC 1194

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	12/22/1997	62 FR 66932
Final Action	12/00/1999

Additional Information: LEGAL AUTHORITIES CONT: Secs. 107, 209, 505, 701-703, 711, 712, 731-734 of ERISA (29 U.S.C. 1027, 1059, 1135, 1171-1173, 1181, 1182, 1191-1194), as amended by HIPAA (Pub. L. 104-191, 101 Stat. 1936) and NMHPA (Pub. L. 104-204) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-87, 52 FR 13139, April 21, 1987.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Mark Connor Deputy Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Room C5331, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-5653, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-8335 Fax:202 219-1942