Tip for Parity Disclosure (insurer/state-specific)

Request the specific clinical criteria used to deny your claim — insurers must provide this under MHPAEA

Tip for Parity Disclosure (insurer/state-specific)

Compare mental health coverage limitations to medical/surgical limitations — they must be no more restrictive

Tip for Parity Disclosure (insurer/state-specific)

If the insurer fails to respond within 30 days, file a complaint with your state Department of Insurance and the DOL

Behavioral Healthmoderate

Mental Health Parity Disclosure Request

Parity Disclosure (insurer/state-specific) · Health Insurance Plans / State DOI

Request for insurer to disclose how it applies parity requirements: comparing treatment limits, medical necessity criteria, and non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) between mental health/substance use and medical/surgical benefits.

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Where to Submit This Form

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Mail to your health insurer's compliance or member services department

Send via certified mail to create a paper trail. The insurer is legally required to respond.

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Submit through your insurer's member portal (if available)

Keep screenshots of submissions.

Filing Deadline

No deadline to request. Under MHPAEA, insurers must respond within 30 days of your request.

Required Attachments

📎 Written request citing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
📎 Specific questions about the criteria used for coverage determinations
📎 Copy of the denial letter or adverse determination (if requesting in response to a denial)

Processing Time

Insurers must provide the requested information within 30 days under federal law.

What Happens Next

The insurer must disclose the medical necessity criteria, treatment limitations, and non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) applied to your mental health/substance use benefits. Compare these to medical/surgical benefit criteria.

Tips for This Form

✓ Request the specific clinical criteria used to deny your claim — insurers must provide this under MHPAEA
✓ Compare mental health coverage limitations to medical/surgical limitations — they must be no more restrictive
✓ If the insurer fails to respond within 30 days, file a complaint with your state Department of Insurance and the DOL
✓ Document all communications — this information is critical for parity violation appeals

More Behavioral Health Forms

Mental Health Claim Appeal (with Parity Analysis)

MH Appeal Letter · Member / Attorney

Written appeal documenting how a denial violates the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Appeals with specific parity violation documentation have significantly higher approval rates.

DOL MHPAEA Complaint Form

EBSA MHPAEA Complaint · U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA)

Complaint to DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration about employer-sponsored plan violations of mental health parity requirements under the MHPAEA.

Substance Abuse Treatment Authorization Request

SUD PA (insurer-specific) · Health Insurance Plans

Prior authorization for inpatient detox, residential treatment, intensive outpatient (IOP), or medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Subject to MHPAEA parity requirements.

42 CFR Part 2 Substance Use Disorder Consent

42 CFR Part 2 Consent · Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Special consent required under federal law (42 CFR Part 2) for disclosure of substance use disorder treatment records. More restrictive than standard HIPAA authorization. Requires specific elements including prohibition on re-disclosure.

Petition for Involuntary Examination

Baker Act / 5150 / Section 12 (state-specific) · State Courts / Law Enforcement / Providers

Legal petition for involuntary psychiatric examination of a person believed to meet criteria for danger to self/others or grave disability. Known by different names: Baker Act (FL), 5150 (CA), Section 12 (MA), and other state-specific designations.

Florida Baker Act Petition

Baker Act (CF-MH 3001-3100 series) · Florida Department of Children and Families

Florida-specific involuntary examination petition under the Baker Act. Allows 72-hour hold for psychiatric evaluation when a person meets criteria for involuntary examination.

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