Mental Health Benefits Laws By State

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Mental Health Benefits: State Laws Mandating or Regulating

(Just Now) 1. Mental Health "Parity" or Equal Coverage Laws. Parity, as it relates to mental health and substance abuse, prohibits insurers or health care service plans from discriminating between coverage offered for mental illness, serious mental illness, substance abuse, and other physical disorders and diseases. In … See more

https://www.ncsl.org/health/mental-health-benefits

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The Federal and State Role in Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBThe Federal Role in Mental Health The federal government works in partnership with the states to address mental health. The federal role in mental health includes regulating …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/federal-and-state-role-mental-health

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State Policies Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care in …

(6 days ago) WEBOverall, on the 2021 budget survey, 10 states reported new or expanded mental health and/or SUD benefits in FY 2021 and 14 states reported such …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/state-policies-expanding-access-to-behavioral-health-care-in-medicaid/

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Trends in State Mental Health Policy - nami.org

(6 days ago) WEBagencies to advocate for needed changes to state law. In 2022, NSOs made mental health front and center among policymakers’ priorities and tackled many of the …

https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/PDFs/NAMI_2022_State_Legislation_Report.pdf

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MENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE PARITY: STATE LEGISLATIVE …

(9 days ago) WEBEfforts to address mental health insurance parity can be traced back 60 years to former President John F. Kennedy’s call for requiring the Feder-al Employees Health Benefits …

https://www.csg.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/09/Mental_Health_Parity.pdf

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NAMI State Legislation Report: Trends in State Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBDue to the breadth of issues impacting mental health, this report is not comprehensive of all possible issue areas and related legislation. Mental health policymaking spans many …

https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Public-Policy-Reports/NAMI-State-Legislation-Report-Trends-in-State-Mental-Health-Policy-(2019)

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HHS’s New Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefit

(3 days ago) WEBNew Resources to Help People Seeking Care to Understand and Access Protections Offered Under the Parity Law for Mental Health and Substance Use …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20220427/hhs-new-mental-health-substance-use-disorder-benefit-resources

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Mental Health Parity NAMI

(6 days ago) WEBAnd sadly, some forms of coverage, like Medicare and the Veterans Administration, are not required to even provide parity mental health coverage. State and federal policymakers …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Parity/

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HHS's New Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefit …

(7 days ago) WEBThis means that deductibles, copays, out-of-pocket maximums, and treatment limitations for mental health or substance use disorders must not be more …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/27/hhs-new-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-benefit-resources-will-help-people-seeking-care-to-better-understand-their-rights.html

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Mental Health Rights Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBAs an organization, MHA is committed to the principles of human and civil rights inherent to the concept of equal justice under the law. This includes the rights of persons with …

https://mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-rights

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WEBMental Health Parity at a Crossroads. More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/mental-health-parity-at-a-crossroads/

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What You Need to KNoW about MeNtal health Coverage

(3 days ago) WEBbenefits — rather, the law states that if mental health benefits are offered, they can’t have more restrictive requirements than those that apply to physical health benefits. …

https://www.apa.org/topics/parity-guide.pdf

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Mental Health Benefits U.S. Department of Labor

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that financial requirements (such as co-pays, …

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/mental

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Mental Health: Mental Health Benefits Legislation

(6 days ago) WEBThe Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends mental health benefits legislation as a way to improve financial protection and increase appropriate …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/tools-action/browse-evidence-based-resources/mental-health-mental-health-benefits-legislation

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Mental health parity (Federal and State priority) AFSP

(8 days ago) WEBFor an overview of the current state of parity implementation across the country visit ParityTrack for reports on parity-related legislative, statutory, regulatory and legal …

https://afsp.org/mental-health-parity/

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Mental Health at Work U.S. Department of Labor

(9 days ago) WEBTools to help communities, employers, and the workforce system support the mental health needs of young people. Policy Brief: Leveraging State Policy to Support Positive Mental …

https://www.dol.gov/general/mental-health-at-work

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Mental Health Parity is the Law, and We're Enforcing it

(5 days ago) WEBAnd as a top priority, we will continue to work hard for individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, so that they get the care they …

https://blog.dol.gov/2022/01/25/mental-health-parity-is-the-law-and-were-enforcing-it

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) provided that large group health plans cannot impose annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits …

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/document/mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act

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Mental Health Parity - Illinois

(7 days ago) WEBParity laws are federal and state laws that remove limits imposed by health insurers on mental health benefits that are more restrictive than those imposed on medical and …

https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html

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New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/new-federal-rules-seek-strengthen-mental-health-parity

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State Leaders Agree Behavioral Health a Top Bipartisan Concern in …

(1 days ago) WEBPresident Joe Biden reflected in his State of the Union in March on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it had wreaked havoc on people’s day-to-day lives, …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/04/29/state-leaders-agree-behavioral-health-a-top-bipartisan-concern-in-2024

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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Tips and Resources for Mental Health

(3 days ago) WEBMental health conditions can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, or income level. Recent data (PDF 622 KB) help underscore that our nation is …

https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/its-okay-not-be-okay-tips-resources-mental-health-awareness-month

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Did You Know? Workers’ Comp Covers Mental Health

(8 days ago) WEBState Differences in Coverage Workers’ compensation laws vary from state to state and most workers are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits depending on …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/03/did-you-know-workers-comp-covers-mental-health

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Illinois Lawmakers Advance Bills to Improve Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WEBSimultaneously, the Illinois House has given its nod to expanding benefits for mental health workers who respond to emergencies with law enforcement, as per …

https://hoodline.com/2024/04/illinois-lawmakers-advance-bills-to-improve-mental-health-services-and-provider-insurance-coverage/

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$282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year

(7 days ago) WEBResearchers analyzed the potential effects of policies that would improve treatment of mental illness. For example, expanding the availability of mental health …

https://www.healthday.com/health-news/mental-health/282-billion-what-mental-illness-costs-america-each-year

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Mental & Behavioral Health Licensure Department of Inspections

(7 days ago) WEBIPP was established in 1996 to support licensees who struggle with impairments due to alcohol or drug abuse, mental health conditions, and/or physical disorders. The IPRC …

https://dial.iowa.gov/i-need/licenses/medical/mental-health/mental-behavioral

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Mental Health Coverage Test Slammed as Undermining Cost …

(3 days ago) WEBThe MHPAEA requires that mental health and substance use disorder coverage must be comparable to medical and surgical coverage if a health plan …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/mental-health-parity-test-raises-cost-control-concerns-for-plans

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Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients …

(6 days ago) WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. Hold commercial …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-04-26-integrating-mental-and-physical-health-better-support-patients-and-communities

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Letter: More must be done for mental health in Maine - Press Herald

(1 days ago) WEBThe outdated federal Institute for Mental Diseases exclusion law, created in 1965, is, by itself, a national security crisis; it harms Americans by denying federal funds …

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/letter-more-must-be-done-for-mental-health-in-maine/

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TN legislature: New bills passed in 2024 will change justice system

(7 days ago) WEBThe law also prohibits those who are committed to a mental health institution under the law from owning or possessing a firearm. The bill received unanimous support …

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/06/tennessee-legislature-2024-new-bills-passed-change-judicial-system/73501872007/

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What research shows on the effectiveness of gun-control laws

(2 days ago) WEBNearly one in five adults in the United States live with a mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, while epidemiological research …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/what-research-shows-effectiveness-gun-control-laws/

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Music and Health: What You Need To Know NCCIH

(1 days ago) WEBA 2021 analysis of 17 studies (598 participants) of music-based movement therapy showed evidence of improvements in motor function, balance, freezing of gait, walking speed, …

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/music-and-health-what-you-need-to-know

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Empowering MST Survivors: Navigating VA Disability Benefits

(9 days ago) WEBThe MST VA rating a veteran with PTSD or mental health condition due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) receives determines the benefits.

https://www.veteransdisabilityinfo.com/blog/empowering-mst-survivors-navigating-va-disability-benefits-with-confidence/

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GPSolo Magazine - American Bar Association

(1 days ago) WEBDo Not Resuscitate Orders, Living Wills, and Health Care Proxies. Kalli N Sarkin. A medical directive can help a client determine how health care–related …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/resources/magazine/

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Sunak accused of launching ‘full-on assault on disabled people’

(Just Now) WEBSunak also warned about the “the risk of over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life” when it came to paying benefits to people with mental …

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/sunak-disability-benefit-curbs-sicknote-culture-pip

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Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBFILE - Gov. Janet Mills attends an event, March 11, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. On Friday, April 26, 2024, Mills signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved …

https://apnews.com/article/maine-governor-signs-laws-gun-control-4bc11dc818cc678b25488d36cf9bcfdd

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