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S. 77

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Children's Mental Health Parity Act
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Committee
Latest Action · January 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
January 6, 2009
Cosponsors (1)
0D 1R
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Children's Mental Health Parity Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require a state child health plan to ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health or substance abuse benefits are no more restrictive than (have parity with) those applied to substantially all medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan.

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