The bill adds a requirement, as part of mandatory health insurance coverage of preventive health care services, that health plans cover an annual mental health wellness examination of up to 60 minutes that is performed by a qualified mental health care provider. The coverage must:
Be comparable to the coverage of a physical examination;
Comply with the requirements of federal mental health parity laws; and
Not require any deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance for the mental health wellness examination.
The bill appropriates $13,347 from the division of insurance cash fund to the division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies for personal services to implement the bill.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (01/30/2020): 10-16-104
Preamended PA2 (02/18/2020): 10-16-104
Preamended PA3 (03/12/2020): 10-16-104
Introduced (01/10/2020): 10-16-104
Engrossed (02/19/2020): 10-16-104
Reengrossed (02/20/2020): 10-16-104