Final Rules Under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-State Plan Program

Summary

The US government has released final rules implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, which aims to ensure equal financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health and substance use disorder benefits compared to medical/surgical benefits. The rules also address external review procedures for the multi-state plan program managed by the Office of Personnel Management.