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Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001
1/17/2023, 12:48 AM
Congressional Summary of S 543
Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act, respectively, to prohibit certain employee group health plans or related insurances providing both medical-surgical and mental health benefits from imposing mental health treatment limitations or financial requirements unless comparable limitations and requirements are imposed upon medical-surgical benefits. Exempts specified small employers from such requirements.
Requires a General Accounting Office study of such requirements' effects upon health insurance costs, access, and quality.
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Current Status of Bill S 543
Bill S 543 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 15, 2001. Bill S 543 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on March 15, 2001. Bill S 543's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153. as of September 6, 2001
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 543
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
66Democrat Cosponsors
49Republican Cosponsors
16Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 543
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Access to health care
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coinsurance
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Employee health benefits
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health insurance
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- Mental health services
- Quality of care
- Small business
- Standards
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 543
Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001
A bill to provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits.
Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001
Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2001
Mental Health Benefits bill
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 543
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