DOL Free Webcast on Mental Health Parity Compliance Scheduled for August 2
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Compliance Assistance Webcast
Thursday, August 2, 2012
2:00 - 3:30pm EDT
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
In this webcast, the Department of Labor will be joined by representatives from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services to bring you practical information, helpful tips and clarification on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that financial requirements (such as co-pays and deductibles) and treatment limitations (such as visit limits) applicable to mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant requirements or limitations applied to substantially all medical/surgical benefits. MHPAEA supplements prior provisions under the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA), which required parity with respect to lifetime and annual dollar limits for mental health benefits.
If you are an employer who is trying to comply, or if you are a third party administrator or insurer with questions about the law and guidance, this is your chance to hear from the experts and have the opportunity to ask questions.
