One Provision of the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996

question 10

Multiple Choice

One provision of the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) is that the MHPA prohibits group health plans from

• A) Setting a cap for a group member's lifetime medical health benefits that is higher than the cap for the member's lifetime mental health benefits
• B) Imposing limits on the number of days or visits for mental health treatment
• C) Charging deductibles for mental health benefits that are higher than the deductibles for medical benefits
• D) Imposing annual limits on the number of outpatient visits and inpatient hospital stays for mental health services

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Rewards

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