Comment Period Soon Ending for Proposed NY State Mandate

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The first week in January, 1990 is the end of the comment period with regard to a proposed New York state mandate that would require coverage for mental illness that is equal to coverage for chemical dependency. The mandate, Amendment 11 to Regulation 62 of the State Insurance Code, would require health plans in New York to provide 30 inpatient days and 60 outpatient visits (up to $2,400 per year with a minimum payment of $30 per visit) for mental illnesses. While the amendment was published early . . .