Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

Summary

Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 - Requires a group health plan that applies an aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for medical or surgical services, if the plan also provides a mental health benefit, to include mental health payments in that limit or establish a separate aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for mental health services, with the mental health limit not less than the medical or surgical limit. Prohibits a group health plan that does not apply a medical or surgical limit from applying a mental health limit. Exempts employers with fewer than 26 employees.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 1996

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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2. 2 August 1996

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9579)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate · 2 August 1996 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
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