Bill > SB878

This bill amends Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to require insurers to collect and report information on addiction treatment services covered under their plans. The key provisions include: 1. Insurers must annually report to the Department of Insurance the total number of insureds, the number who received addiction treatment, the units of addiction treatment authorized and reimbursed, the average length of stay, and the number and percentage of reviews that resulted in denials or other adverse benefit determinations. 2. The Department of Insurance must make this information publicly available and provide it to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, which will review the data for compliance with mental health parity laws and regulations. 3. The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs must submit a report of its findings to the state legislature and make the report publicly available. 4. The bill requires insurers to protect the privacy of individual insureds and prohibits the state agencies from disclosing any identifying information. 5. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement the new requirements, and the expenses incurred by the state agencies will be charged to and paid by the insurers.