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A bill to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. 9/18/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health benefits to ensure that: (1) the financial requirements applicable to such mental health benefits are no more restrictive than those of substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan, including deductibles and copayments; and (2) the treatment limitations applicable to such mental health benefits are no more restrictive than those applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan, including limits on the frequency of treatments or similar limits on the scope or duration of treatment.[...] show full description
- 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- 09/19/2007 - Received in the House.
- 09/19/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
show all actions- 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- 09/19/2007 - Received in the House.
- 09/19/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
- 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 09/18/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11679-11684 text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11679-11680)
- 09/18/2007 - S.AMDT.2908 Amendment SA 2908 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Domenici. (consideration: CR S11684) In the nature of a substitute.
- 09/18/2007 - S.AMDT.2908 Amendment SA 2908 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/18/2007 - The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/18/2007 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/18/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11679-11684; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11679-11680)
- 04/11/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-53.
- 03/27/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 03/27/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 93.
- 02/14/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m.
- 02/14/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- 02/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1865-1867)
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