‘Resolve, To Determine Compliance with Federal and State Mental Health Parity Laws’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-226, Sponsored by
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LR 2169 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Determine Compliance with Federal and State Mental Health Parity Laws’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Determination of compliance with federal and state mental health parity laws. Resolved: That the Superintendent of Insurance shall determine the compliance of health insurance carriers in this State with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24, sections 2325-A and 2329 and Title 24-A, sections 2749-C, 2842, 2843 and 4234-A. To determine compliance as required by this section, the superintendent may authorize a market conduct examination or use a survey tool to assess compliance.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 30, 2020, the Superintendent of Insurance shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services with the results of the compliance assessment required in section 1 including any recommendations.
Sec. 3. Legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based on the report provided in accordance with section 2.’
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that requires the Superintendent of Insurance to determine the compliance of health insurance carriers doing business in this State with federal and state mental health parity laws. The Superintendent of Insurance is required to either authorize a market conduct examination or use a survey tool to assess compliance and to report back to the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services no later than January 30, 2020. The committee is authorized to report out legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based on the results.