Mental Health Parity Compliance in Georgia

... Georgia has issued nearly $25 million in fines to 11 health insurers for violating state mental health parity laws.

URAC offers the nation’s only accreditation program for mental health parity.

URAC’s ParityManager software solution and Mental Health Parity Accreditation serve as a roadmap for improved compliance with federal and state parity regulations.

Georgia Is Enforcing Mental Health Parity Laws

Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act (HB 1013), works in conjunction with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) toensure insurers cover mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than physical health.

Georgia’s law strengthens enforcement by requiring insurers to document compliance and report on non-quantitative limitations (e.g., prior authorization).