DOL Actively Enforcing Newly Required Mental Health Comparative Analysis
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
Group health plans and insurers have been required since 2008 to ensure that any “nonquantitative treatment limitations” (NQTLs) imposed on mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits are comparable and no more restrictive than similar limitations imposed on medical or surgical benefits. However, as of February 10, 2021 (only 45 days after the requirement was enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021), group health plan sponsors and insurers must test their plans for...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP