[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 37557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13431]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice of Medical 
Necessity Criteria Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity 
Act of 2008

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the 
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 22, 2022 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224, or by email to [email protected]. Please include OMB Number 
1545-2165 in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this collection should be directed to Sara Covington, at 
(202) 317-5744, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the Mental Health 
Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
    OMB Number: 1545-2165.
    Abstract: This document contains previously approved final rules 
implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity 
and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008, which requires parity 
between mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/
surgical benefits with respect to financial requirements and treatment 
limitations under group health plans and group and individual health 
insurance coverage.
    Current Actions: The Consolidated Appropriation Act (the Act) 
amended MHPAEA, in part, by expressly requiring group health plans to 
perform and document a comparative analysis of the design and 
application of any non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) that 
apply to medical/surgical and mental health and substance use disorder 
benefits. The increase in hour burden is associated with the ICRs 
related to the comparative analysis that is required to meet the MHPAEA 
related requirements.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, and not for profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,413,420.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.1557.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,046,961.
    The following paragraph applies to all the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained if their 
contents may become material in the administration of any internal 
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are 
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: June 17, 2022.
Andres Garcia Leon,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-13431 Filed 6-22-22; 8:45 am]
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