North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S566: Parity Enhancement for Addiction Recovery.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to update by conforming to federal law the laws related to health benefit plan mental health benefits coverage and to enhance coverage parity for addiction recovery.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO UPDATE BY CONFORMING TO FEDERAL LAW THE LAWS RELATED TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE AND TO ENHANCE COVERAGE PARITY FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (j) of G.S. 58-3-220 are repealed. SECTION 1.(b) Subsection (h) of G.S. 58-3-220 is recodified as subsection (a1) of G.S. 58-3-220. SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 58-3-220, as amended by Section 1 of this act, reads as rewritten: "§ 58-3-220. Mental illness health benefits coverage. (a) Mental Health Equity Requirement. - Except as provided in subsection (b), an insurer shall provide in each group health benefit plan benefits for All health benefit plans shall provide coverage for the necessary care and treatment of mental illnesses health conditions that are no less favorable than benefits for the necessary care and treatment of physical illness generally, including application of the same limits. For purposes of this subsection, mental illnesses are as diagnosed and defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, or a subsequent edition published by the American Psychiatric Association, except those mental disorders coded in the DSM-5 or subsequent edition as autism spectrum disorder (299.00), substance-related disorders (291.0 through 292.2 and 303.0 through 305.9), those coded as sexual dysfunctions not due to …
Sponsors
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Batch, Sydney (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COUNCIL OF STATE, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, MENTAL HEALTH, STATE EMPLOYEES, HEALTH SERVICES, INSURANCE, PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH
Common questions
- What is S566?
- S566 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Parity Enhancement for Addiction Recovery.
- What does S566 do?
- In its own words: An act to update by conforming to federal law the laws related to health benefit plan mental health benefits coverage and to enhance coverage parity for addiction recovery.
- What is the status of S566?
- In committee as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S566?
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S566?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S566
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