HR 6983 · 110th Congress · Health

Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-09-22· Sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2008-09-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2008-09-23
Roll #625
Yea 376Nay 47
Democrats
233 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
143 Yea·47 Nay
PassedHouse · 2008-09-23
Roll #625
Yea 376Nay 47
Democrats
233 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
143 Yea·47 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder benefits to ensure that: (1) the financial requirements, such as deductibles and copayments, applicable to such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant financial requirements applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan; (2) there are no separate cost sharing requirements that are applicable only with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits; (3) the treatment limitations applicable to such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant treatment limitations applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan; and (4) there are no separate treatment limitations that are applicable only with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits.…

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Cosponsors (7)

6 Democrats1 Republican