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RIN: 1545-BQ29

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 the Treasury(TREAS)	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: 26 CFR 54.9812-1 26 CFR 54.9812-2
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 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 Action	07/00/2024

Additional Information: REG-120727-21 (NPRM) Drafter attorney: Shira McKinlay (202) 317-5500 Reviewer: Kevin Knopf (202) 317-5500 Treasury attorney: Matt Litton (202) 622-1190 CC:EEE
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: YES	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations	Federalism: Yes
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Related Agencies: Joint: DOL/EBSA, HHS/CMS;
Agency Contact: Shira McKinlay Senior Counsel (Tax) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5702, Washington, DC 20224 Phone:202 317-5256 Email: shira.b.mckinlay@irscounsel.treas.gov