,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1 #bjbc
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,trone7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to
 allow first-dollar coverage of mental  
health services for purposes of health  
savings accounts4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,opening 
,plans to ,individuals and ,offering    
,new ,services for ,mental ,health ,act 
of #bjbc or the ,,options ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,safe harbor for absence of       
deductible for mental health services   
7a7 ,in general ,section #bbc7;c77#b7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,h7 ,safe 
harbor for absence of deductible for    
mental health services ,a plan shall not
 fail to be treated as a high deductible
 health plan by reason of failing to    

have a deductible for not more than the 
first #ejj of any mental health benefits
 7as defined in section #ihab7;e77#d77  
specified by the plan for purposes of   
this subparagraph4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by this       
section shall apply to plan years       
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbc4