To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H361633E891CF44EDBB660B77B34DF6E9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity Enforcement Act of 2025.
- Section HFE8DDD31A00C45D8B45359ABA731C707: 2. Civil monetary penalties for parity violations Section 502(c)(10) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(10)(A)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Pocan, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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