Citi Benefits Handbook
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires that if group health plans and health insurance issuers decide to provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits, they must ensure that financial requirements (such as copays and deductibles) and treatment limitations (such as visit limits) applicable to MH/SUD benefits are no more restrictive than the predominant requirements or limitations applied to substantially all medical/surgical benefits.