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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
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
66
Democrat Cosponsors
49
Republican Cosponsors
16
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 543

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential 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

Pete V. Domenici
Pete V. Domenici
New MexicoIndependent
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
OregonDemocrat
Paul D. Wellstone
Paul D. Wellstone
MinnesotaIndependent
John Warner
John Warner
VirginiaIndependent
Robert G. Torricelli
Robert G. Torricelli
New JerseyIndependent
Craig Thomas
Craig Thomas
WyomingIndependent

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