legislation: 104-s-2031

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104-s-2031 104 s 2031 Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 Health 1996-08-02 1996-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 16 Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 - Requires a group health plan that applies an aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for medical or surgical services, if the plan also provides a mental health benefit, to include mental health payments in that limit or establish a separate aggregate lifetime (or annual) limit for mental health services, with the mental health limit not less than the medical or surgical limit. Prohibits a group health plan that does not apply a medical or surgical limit from applying a mental health limit. Exempts employers with fewer than 26 employees. 2025-08-21T20:14:18Z  

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