David Ralston Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act
Signed by Governor Brian Kemp
Title: Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act
Title: Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act
Vote to pass a substitute bill that establishes the Mental Health Parity Act, effective July 1, 2022.
Establishes Mental Health Parity Act (Page 3).
Requires mental health insurance plans to accord with federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Page 5).
Requires same-day reimbursement option for select patients (Page 7).
Requires “culturally and linguistically sensitive” complaint process materials (Page 7).
Establishes position of mental health parity officer (Page 8).
Establishes minimum medical loss ratio of 85 percent, beginning July 1, 2023 (Page 16).
Amends statutory references to “disorders” to include substance abuse (Page 20).
Authorizes educational loans for residents studying primary care medicine (Page 28).
Authorizes such loans to residents studying mental health or substance use (Page 31).
Establishes Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base (Page 33).
Expands alternatives to arrest, incarceration, prosecution of outpatients (Page 36).
Establishes outpatient grant program (Page 37).
Specifies handling, commitment, etc. of mentally ill persons (Page 44).
Establishes Multi-Agency Treatment for Children (MATCH) Team (Page 68).
Title: Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act
Title: Establishes the Mental Health Parity Act