Notice2022-13431
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
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Published
June 23, 2022
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Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue Service
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 37557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13431]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice of Medical
Necessity Criteria Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity
Act of 2008
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 22, 2022
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3838192dd909c9e9e969d8780b39a8180dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e6e6c7f307d7173737b706a6d5e776c6d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include OMB Number
1545-2165 in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this collection should be directed to Sara Covington, at
(202) 317-5744, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#592a382b387735773a362f30373e2d363719302b2a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92e1f3e0f3bcfebcf1fde4fbfcf5e6fdfcd2fbe0e1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice of Medical Necessity Criteria under the Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
OMB Number: 1545-2165.
Abstract: This document contains previously approved final rules
implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity
and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008, which requires parity
between mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/
surgical benefits with respect to financial requirements and treatment
limitations under group health plans and group and individual health
insurance coverage.
Current Actions: The Consolidated Appropriation Act (the Act)
amended MHPAEA, in part, by expressly requiring group health plans to
perform and document a comparative analysis of the design and
application of any non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) that
apply to medical/surgical and mental health and substance use disorder
benefits. The increase in hour burden is associated with the ICRs
related to the comparative analysis that is required to meet the MHPAEA
related requirements.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations,
individuals or households, and not for profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,413,420.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.1557.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,046,961.
The following paragraph applies to all the collections of
information covered by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained if their
contents may become material in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: June 17, 2022.
Andres Garcia Leon,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-13431 Filed 6-22-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
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