For those that already have health insurance, parity is required for substance use disorders and mental health illnesses now.
Mental health parity will also apply to all policies with expanded coverage related to the ACA.
Some insurances still have separate "rules" and requirements:
FAQs About The Mental Health Parity Act
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to ensure that financial requirements (such as co-pays, deductibles) and treatment limitations (such as visit limits) applicable to mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant requirements or limitations applied to substantially all medical/surgical benefits. For more information on MHPAEA, see the fact sheet.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_con...lthparity.html
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