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Introduced
06/12/2018
06/12/2018
In Committee
06/12/2018
06/12/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act
AI Summary
This bill, the CHIP Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act, amends the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder services for children and pregnant women under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill requires CHIP to cover mental health services, including behavioral health treatment, necessary to prevent, diagnose, and treat a broad range of mental health symptoms and disorders, including substance use disorders. The bill also ensures that the financial requirements and treatment limitations for these mental health and substance use disorder services comply with the federal mental health parity law, which requires group health plans to cover mental health and substance use disorder services at the same level as medical and surgical services.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/12/2018)
Official Document
bill text
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3053/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3053/BILLS-115s3053is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3053/BILLS-115s3053is.pdf.pdf |
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