JUNE 18 COMMENTS ON QTL TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. ABHW Comments
2. AHIP Comments
3. AMA Comments
4. BCBSA Comments
5. Health Coalition Comments
6. Kennedy Forum Comments
7. Legal Action Center Comments
8. NAHU Comments
9. NAIC Consumer Representative Comments
10. PIC Comments
11. URAC Comments
12. Virginia Bureau of Insurance Comments

RESOURCES

New Hampshire Reports: https://www.nh.gov/insurance/consumers/parity-examination-reports.htm

Massachusetts Attorney General's office MHPAEA agreements: https://www.mass.gov/lists/attorney-generals-office-behavioral-health-parity-agreements

Rhode Island Market Conduct Exams Reports for Behavioral Health Coverage: http://www.ohic.ri.gov/ohic-regulation-enforcing.php

2020 U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Tool Preface: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/self-compliance-tool-preface.pdf

2020 U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Tool: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/self-compliance-tool.pdf

Compliance Assistance Resource Kit October 2020: MHP Resource Kit Oct 2020.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor Presentation on the 2020 Compliance Tool: MHP Self-Compliance Tool DOL PowerPoint Oct 2020.pdf

Milliman Report on Reimbursement as an NQTL: https://milliman-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/milliman/importedfiles/ektron/nqtl_guidelines_white_paper_10-07-19.ashx

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 2020 Report to the U.S. Congress: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/dol-report-to-congress-parity-partnerships-working-together.pdf

FY 2019 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/mhpaea-enforcement-2019.pdf 

Appendix to FY 2019 MHPAEA Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/mhpaea-enforcement-2019-fact-sheet-appendix.pdf

Nebraska Department of Insurance Mental Health Parity Presentation Dec. 2019: Nebraska Parity Presentation

The Bowman Foundation Mental Health Parity Resources page: https://thebowmanfamilyfoundation.org/

The National Council for Behavioral Health page: https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/standards-of-care/

The University of Washington Report on insurer coverage of behavioral health services: https://www.insurance.wa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/university-of-washington-behavorial-health-services-report.pdf

FOR REGULATORS ONLY: To access the Mental Health Parity guidance in the Market Regulation Handbook, use your Regulator-only credentials to log into myNAIC, then click on StateNet. Click on "Market Regulation Handbook, Handbook Updates and Reference Documents" link on the StateNet home page. Scroll down the page to see the examiner guidance document, available in both Word and PDF and the data collection tool document.