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DOL/EBSA | RIN: 1210-AA62 | Publication ID: Spring 2005 |
Title: Mental Health Benefits Parity | |
Abstract: The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) was enacted on September 26, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-204). MHPA amended the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended, to provide for parity in the application of certain mental health benefits with limits on medical surgical benefits. These changes were subsequently added to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). MHPA provisions are set forth in chapter 100 of subtitle K of the Code, title XXVII of the PHS Act, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of ERISA. The Department of Labor has amended the interim final regulations, in consultation with the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services, conforming the regulatory sunset date to the current statutory sunset date of December 31, 2005. Withdrawn pending legislation extending the sunset date. | |
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2590 | |
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1135 29 USC 1182 29 USC 1194 PL 104-204, 110 Stat. 2944 PL 107-313 29 USC 1027 29 USC 1059 29 USC 1181 29 USC 1183 29 USC 1185 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Kevin Horahan Pension Law Specialist Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-8335 |