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20-3505 - Mental health parity advisory committee; members
20-3505. Mental health parity advisory committee; members
A. The mental health parity advisory committee is established to advise the directors of the department of insurance and financial institutions and department of health services relating to matters pertinent to mental health parity, including recommendations related to case management, discharge planning and expedited review and appeals processes for cases involving suicidal ideation. The director of the department of insurance and financial institutions shall appoint the following members to the committee:
1. Four members who represent health care insurers.
2. One member who is a licensed behavioral health services provider.
3. One member who represents a behavioral health advocacy organization.
4. At least three members or family members who are not employed by or contracted with the state and who have been affected by suicide, substance use or a mental health disorder.
5. At least one member who represents a hospital that provides inpatient behavioral health services.
B. The director of the Arizona health care cost containment system may serve in an advisory capacity at the request of the director of the department of insurance and financial institutions or the director of the department of health services.