Warning Signs: Plan Or Policy Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitations (NQTLs) That Require Additional Analysis To Determine Mental Health Parity Compliance

On June 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & the U.S. Department of Labor released this document outlining plan or policy non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) that require additional analysis to determine mental health parity compliance. This document focuses on NQTLs and how to identify provisions that will require inquiry beyond the plan/policy terms in order to determine compliance with mental health parity requirements . . .