Fairness in Treatment: The Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Act of 1999

Summary

Fairness in Treatment: The Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require parity and nondiscriminatory application of treatment limitations and financial requirements to substance abuse treatment benefits under private group and individual health plans which offer such treatment benefits in addition to medical and surgical benefits. Exempts from this Act small employers with 25 or fewer employees.

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Timeline

1. 28 July 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 July 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9529-9531)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 July 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 28 July 1999 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 July 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 July 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 July 1999

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Sponsors

• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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