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MA H485

MA H485
Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
01/23/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prohibit benefit limits and exclusions for behavioral health disorders on certain disability insurance policies. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prohibit benefit limits and exclusions for behavioral health disorders on certain disability insurance policies. Specifically, it requires that individual and group short-term or long-term disability insurance policies issued or renewed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cannot impose benefit limitations or exclusions on claimants affected by behavioral health disorders, unless those limitations or exclusions are also equally applied to claimants affected by physical disorders. The bill also clarifies that it does not prohibit periodic medical exams or other procedures to determine the existence or continuation of a disability, as long as those exams and procedures are comparable and no more frequent or onerous than those required for physical disorders.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (52)

Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Dan Cahill (D),  Linda Campbell (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Michael Day (D),  Marjorie Decker (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Michelle DuBois (D),  James Dwyer (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Denise Garlick (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Anne Gobi (D),  Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I),  Carlos González (D),  Ken Gordon (D),  Stephen Hay (D),  Jonathan Hecht (D),  Paul Heroux (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Jay Kaufman (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Barbara L'Italien (D),  John Lawn (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Joan Lovely (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Thomas McGee (D),  Joe McKenna (R),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  Brian Murray (D),  Jim O'Day (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Dave Rogers (D),  Angelo Scaccia (D),  Frank Smizik (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  José Tosado (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Aaron Vega (D),  Tom Walsh (D),  Bud Williams (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4778 (on 07/18/2018)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H485
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H485.pdf
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