HB 20-1086 Summary

• Requires health insurance plans to cover an annual mental health wellness examination of up to 60 minutes performed by a qualified mental health care provider as a preventive health service.

• Coverage must be comparable to physical examination coverage, comply with federal mental health parity requirements, and include no deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance.

• Defines "mental health wellness examination" to include behavioral health screening, education on healthy lifestyle changes, referrals to treatment services, and discussion of medication options.

• Qualifies mental health care providers as physicians with psychiatric training, physician assistants, psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, addiction counselors, or advanced practice nurses with psychiatric nursing training.

• Appropriates $13,347 to the Division of Insurance for the 2020-21 fiscal year and applies to policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2022.