,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efi #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caib ,report ,no4 #aae-gcd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ab1 #bjag ,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,napolitano7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,june #ab1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,walden1 and ,mr4 ,mitchell ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #ab1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act to ensure access to mental health services for children under the ,children's ,health ,insurance ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,chip ,mental ,health ,parity ,act4 #b4 ,ensuring access to mental health and substance use disorder services for children and pregnant women under the ,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 7a7 ,in general ,section #bajc7;c77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7c77#a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 ,mental health and substance use disorder services 7as defined in paragraph 7#e774 4 7b7 ,mental health and substance use disorder services 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bajc7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7c77 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 and 7#i71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following new paragraph3 7#e7 ,mental health and substance use disorder services ,in the case of a ,state that provides child health assistance for targeted low-income children or targeted low-income pregnant women 7as defined in section #baab7;d77 in the form of providing any health benefits coverage described in subsection 7a71 such child health assistance shall-- 7,a7 include coverage of mental health services 7including behavioral health treatment7 necessary to prevent1 diagnose1 and treat a broad range of mental health symptoms and disorders1 including substance use disorders2 and 7,b7 be delivered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #bajc7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7a77 is amended1 in the matter before paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 and inserting paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h74 7,b7 ,section #baaj7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;jj7a77 is amended-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#ah71 by striking substance abuse each place it appears and inserting substance use2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#ai71 by striking substance abuse and inserting substance use4 7,c7 ,section #baaj7;b77#e77;,a77i7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;jj7b77#e77;,a77i77 is amended by striking subsection 7c77#e7 and inserting subsection 7c77#f74 7c7 ,assuring access to care ,section #bajb7;a77#g77;,b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;bb7c77#b77 is amended by striking section #bajc7;c77#e7 and inserting paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 of section #bajc7;c74 7d7 ,mental health services parity ,subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#g7 of section #bajc7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7c77 7as redesignated by subsection 7b77#a77 is amended to read as follows3 7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state child health plan shall ensure that the financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to mental health and substance use disorder services 7as described in paragraph 7#e77 provided under such plan comply with the requirements of section #bgbf7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act in the same manner as such requirements or limitations apply to a group health plan under such section4 4 7e7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by this section shall take effect with respect to child health assistance provided on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,exception for ,state legislation ,in the case of a ,state child health plan under title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act 7or a waiver of such plan71 which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services determines requires ,state legislation in order for the respective plan 7or waiver7 to meet any requirement imposed by the amendments made by this section1 the respective plan 7or waiver7 shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the ,state legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this section4 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4 ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed