Sec. 106. Ensuring parity for infant, early childhood, and youth mental health
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Part K of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ll et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section 550 ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–10 ), relating to sobriety treatment and recovery teams, as section 598; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, States to ensure that health insurance issuers in the State comply with section 2726, as such section applies to infant and early childhood mental and behavioral health.
A State shall use amounts received under a grant or cooperative agreement under this section to— establish clear guidelines for parity compliance for infant and early childhood mental health that are evidence-based; align parity compliance with best practices for meeting an infant’s Individualized Family Service Plan under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or a preschool aged child’s Individualized Education Plan under part B of such Act, as well as providing Coordinated Early Intervening Services under part B of such Act to preschool aged children; engage with health insurance issuers to ensure that they comply with the guidelines promulgated and other provisions of section 2726, as such section applies to infant and early childhood mental health; ensure health insurance issuer compliance through audits, market conduct examinations, secret shopper programs, or other means; share learnings with other States who receive grants under this section; and submit a report to the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Education, on findings, actions, recommendations, and any such other information as such Secretaries shall require.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. .
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Ensuring parity for infant, early childhood, and youth mental health
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