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DOL/EBSA RIN: 1210-AC11 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
Abstract:

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).

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Section 3(f)(1) Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title II    Pub. L. 110-343, secs. 511-512   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
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 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Amber Rivers
Director, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8335
Email: rivers.amber@dol.gov