10/10/2008: Provisions of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Faegre & Benson LLP)
Excerpt: "Like current mental health parity rules, the new law does not require group health plans to provide mental health and substance abuse benefits. However, group health plans that provide such benefits must provide parity between mental health and substance abuse benefits and medical/surgical benefits. The [chart on the target page] shows the changes between existing and amended mental health parity law."
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