3.0.0 4276 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z House HR 2015-12-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)][Pages H9079-H9080]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 4188.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 3 (to regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and[[Page H9080]]among the several States, and with Indian Tribes) and Clause14 (to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of theland and naval Forces).]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:27:49Z Referred to 2015-12-16T14:02:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-18T22:33:09Z Referred to 2015-12-16T14:02:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-16T14:02:35Z Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act 114 4396 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 114 4435 HR 2016-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Related bill CRS Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act 114 2562 S 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2015-12-18 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2015-12-16 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2015-12-16 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2015-12-16 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2015-12-16 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-01-06 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2016-01-06 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2016-03-21 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2016-06-16 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 2016-06-21 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2016-06-21 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2016-06-28 False Health Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Disability and health-based discrimination Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee benefits and pensions Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Mental health Health 00 2015-12-16 Introduced in House 2016-09-15T19:53:41Z Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code to direct the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to require group health plans and health insurers to disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance of plans or coverage with the law and regulations. Disclosures must include findings and conclusions regarding whether nonquantitative treatment limitations (e.g., tiered benefits, step therapy, or preauthorization) applied to mental health or substance use disorder benefits are comparable to, and applied no more stringently than, such limitations on medical and surgical benefits.

HHS, Labor, and Treasury must: (1) issue guidance on the process for current and potential participants and beneficiaries to file formal complaints of plans or insurers being in violation of the requirement for parity between mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits, (2) conduct audits of plans and insurers to determine compliance with parity requirements and publish information from those audits, and (3) publish information on denials of claims by plans and insurers for mental health and substance use disorder services compared to denials of claims for medical and surgical services.

HHS must establish a consumer parity portal website that allows for submission of complaints and provides information to consumers on parity.

The Government Accountability Office must report on HHS, Labor, and Treasury efforts to enforce parity.]]> Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 Display Title Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4276ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4276ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.