Two weeks ago, federal agencies published the interim final rules amending the mental health parity provisions, which appear in the Federal Register at Volume 75, Number 21, page 5409 (the “Rules”). The Rules are intended to implement the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”). A brief summary of some highlights of the Rules follows.
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