MHPAEA Resource Center

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Husch Blackwell’s Resource Center shares insights and updated information on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Curated by our Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance attorneys, this hub features analysis and guidance on navigating the complexities of MHPAEA. From disclosure and reporting requirements to health plan design and other compliance challenges, our team shares information on the law’s far-reaching implications to help you stay informed.

Litigation Looms: ERIC Seeks Stay on 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule Enforcement

On February 20, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) announced that its legal counsel submitted a letter to the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury, requesting a stay of enforcement of the September 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule.

Read the Healthcare Law Insights blog post.

Litigation Looms: ERIC Seeks Stay on 2024 Mental Health Parity Rule Enforcement

Latest Programs

Speaking Engagements | July 1, 2025

Speaker, "Post-Pandemic Enforcement in Telehealth and Behavioral Health Care," American Health Law Association Annual Meeting

Speaking Engagements | July 1, 2025

Speaker, "Risky Business: The Most Challenging Workforce Issues Facing Health Care Employers Today," American Health Law Association Annual Meeting

Webinar | May 13, 2025

Drug Diversion Controls

Speaking Engagements | May 6, 2025

Speaker, "It's So Much More than the Consolidation," AHLA Health Care Transactions

Speaking Engagements | April 29, 2025

Speaker, "Holistic Compliance: Adapting to Regulatory Changes with Effective Risk Management," HCCA 29th Annual Compliance Institute

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Final Rule: A Multi-Agency Effort to Strengthen Access to Mental and Substance Use Disorder Healthcare Benefits

Read the Healthcare Law Insights blog post.

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Final Rule: A Multi-Agency Effort to Strengthen Access to Mental and Substance Use Disorder Healthcare Benefits

Status of Exemptions Under Recently Proposed MHPAEA Regulations

Check out what exemptions are available under the new framework.

Status of Exemptions Under Recently Proposed MHPAEA Regulations

MHPAEA Podcast | Non-Qualitative Treatment Limitations and MHPAEA Compliance

Noreen Vergara and Natasha Sumner explore how new parity regulations impact non-qualitative treatment limitations and their use in health plan coverage decisions and practices.

MHPAEA Podcast | Non-Qualitative Treatment Limitations and MHPAEA Compliance

MHPAEA Final Rule

Access the September 23, 2024 final rules adding to and amending the implementing regulations for the MHPAEA from the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department.

MHPAEA Final Rule

MHPAEA Proposed Rule

Review the August 3, 2023 proposed rulemaking from the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department on MHPAEA.

MHPAEA Proposed Rule

CMS MHPAEA Guidance and Toolkits

Explore information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on MHPAEA compliance, including toolkits and guidance on health insurance standards.

CMS MHPAEA Guidance and Toolkits

EBSA Fact Sheet

Review the Employee Benefits Security Administration's Fact Sheet on the final rules pertaining to the MHPAEA, including an overview of the process and the steps regulators will follow to request and review a plan's or issuer's comparative analysis of a nonqualified treatment limitation, or NQTL.

EBSA Fact Sheet

Key Contacts:

Noreen Vergara
Partner | The Link

Molly Callender Hobbs
Partner | Denver

Kimberly Chew
Senior Counsel | The Link

Taylor Crossley
Associate | Kansas City

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