In an October 2, 2009 letter, Kathleen Sebelius reported to Senator Al Franken, HHS Secretary, on agency efforts to develop regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).
MHPAEA expands the mental health parity provisions for group health plans in ERISA, PHSA, and the Code by adding new requirements regarding mental health and substance use disorder benefits for plan years beginning after Oct. 2, 2009. (For calendar-year plans, the MHPAEA's effective date is Jan. 1, 2010.)
