2022 House Bill 5709

Mandate mental health insurance “parity”

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Anthony (D-68)

To impose a new insurance mandate that would require health insurance companies to include coverage for mental health and substance abuse treatment in all their policies with “a level of benefits that is no less favorable than the level provided for physical illness”.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance