"The Departments have requested that the ERIC litigation be held in abeyance while the Departments reconsider the 2024 Final Rule, including whether to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking rescinding or modifying the regulation through notice and comment rulemaking. The Departments will not enforce the 2024 Final Rule or otherwise pursue enforcement actions, based on a failure to comply that occurs prior to a final decision in the litigation, plus an additional 18 months. This enforcement relief applies only with respect to those portions of the 2024 Final Rule that are new in relation to the 2013 final rule. The Departments note that MHPAEA's statutory obligations, as amended by the CAA, 2021, continue to have effect.... The Departments will also undertake a broader reexamination of each department's respective enforcement approach under MHPAEA, including those provisions amended by the CAA, 2021." [ERIC v. HHS, No. 25-0136 (D.D.C. complaint filed Jan. 17, 2025; HHS motion for abeyance filed May 12, 2025, granted May 12, 2025)]  MORE >>