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Mental Health Network Copay Changes

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 is federal legislation that was signed into law October of 2008.  MHPAEA expands existing law to require parity for substance use disorder benefits as well as mental health benefits.  Furthermore, the financial requirements such as deductibles, copayments, coinsurance and out of pocket expenses in addition to treatment limits, such as number of visits, days of coverage or other limits cannot be different from the cost sharing and coverage provided for medical/surgical benefits.

Effective October 1st, 2014, in order to maintain compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, copayments for in-network out-patient visits will change from $30.00 per visit to $25.00.   To further enlighten you, on the reverse side of this notice is a summary of your current mental health and substance abuse benefit costs. 

If you should any questions on this notice, please do not hesitate to contact the Fund Office at 973-376-7230

Please click here to view this notice 

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