United States · Bill · S
S. 77 (111th)
Children's Mental Health Parity Act
Introduced
6 January 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Children's Mental Health Parity Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require a state child health plan to ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health or substance abuse benefits are no more restrictive than (have parity with) those applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 January 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 January 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/77
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/77