AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY.
To: (1) Require each health carrier to submit an annual certification regarding compliance with applicable state and federal parity laws for mental health and substance use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law provisions mandating confidential treatment of the names and identities of health carriers on annual nonquantitative treatment limitations filings; (3) establish a parity advancement account within the General Fund to fund initiatives supporting enforcement and consumer education; and (4) authorize the Insurance Commissioner to assess civil penalties for violations of parity laws by health carriers.
Introduced by:
Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, 133rd Dist.Rep. Jaime S. Foster, 57th Dist.
Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Rep. Kai J. Belton, 100th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, 136th Dist.
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Rep. Josh Elliott, 88th Dist.
Rep. Kate Farrar, 20th Dist.
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, 17th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Rep. Jason Perillo, 113th Dist.
Rep. Susan M. Johnson, 49th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Rep. Laurie Sweet, 91st Dist.
Rep. Steven Winter, 94th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.
Rep. Jane M. Garibay, 60th Dist.
Rep. David DeFronzo, 26th Dist.
Rep. Kaitlyn Shake, 120th Dist.
Rep. William Heffernan, 115th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Rep. Savet Constantine, 42nd Dist.
Rep. Aimee Berger-Girvalo, 111th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Rep. Maria P. Horn, 64th Dist.
Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky, 85th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Rep. Patrick Biggins, 11th Dist.
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, 27th Dist.
Rep. Michael "MJ" Shannon, 117th Dist.
Rep. Mike Demicco, 21st Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Rep. Roland J. Lemar, 96th Dist.
Rep. Nicholas Menapace, 37th Dist.
Rep. Kenneth Gucker, 138th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Jacobson, 148th Dist.
Rep. Dominique Johnson, 143rd Dist.
Rep. Corey P. Paris, 145th Dist.
Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, 12th Dist.
Rep. Amy Morrin Bello, 28th Dist.
Rep. John-Michael Parker, 101st Dist.
Rep. Rebecca Martinez, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Moira Rader, 98th Dist.
Rep. Jennifer Leeper, 132nd Dist.
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Rep. Farley Santos, 109th Dist.
Rep. Devin R. Carney, 23rd Dist.
Rep. Matt Blumenthal, 147th Dist.
Rep. Kevin Brown, 56th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Chris Aniskovich, 35th Dist.
Rep. Lucy Dathan, 142nd Dist.
Rep. Anne M. Hughes, 135th Dist.
Rep. Jason Doucette, 13th Dist.
Rep. Sarah Keitt, 134th Dist.
Rep. Liz Linehan, 103rd Dist.
Rep. Eilish Collins Main, 146th Dist.
Rep. Juan R. Candelaria, 95th Dist.
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1/22/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
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