HB 2764 Summary

• Requires health care insurers to comply with the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and mandates submission of triennial reports to the Department of Insurance demonstrating parity in financial requirements and treatment limits between mental health and medical/surgical benefits.

• Establishes the Children's Behavioral Health Services Fund with $8,000,000 in FY 2020-2021 appropriations to provide behavioral health services to uninsured and underinsured school-enrolled children ages 5-18 referred by educational institutions with parental consent.

• Creates the Suicide Mortality Review Team within the Department of Health Services composed of representatives from multiple state agencies and medical professionals to develop data collection systems, conduct annual suicide analysis, and establish protocols for suicide investigations and local review teams.

• Prohibits health care insurers from denying mental health or substance use disorder claims for minors solely because services were provided in schools or ordered by courts, with out-of-network services paid from the Children's Behavioral Health Services Fund if not otherwise covered.

• Requires health insurance identification cards issued or renewed after December 31, 2021 to display "AZDOI" and a customer assistance phone number; requires health care institutions to adopt discharge protocols for patients with suicidal ideation.