§ 908-12. Purpose
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: March 22, 2010
Effective: March 22, 2010
40 P.S. § 908-12
§ 908-12. Purpose
It is necessary to maintain the Commonwealth's sovereignty over the regulation of health insurance in this Commonwealth by implementing the requirements of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343, 122 Stat. 3881), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat. 881) and Michelle's Law (Public Law 110-381, 122 Stat. 4081), collectively contained in the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 682, 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.). The provisions of this article are intended to meet these requirements while retaining the Commonwealth's authority to regulate health insurance in this Commonwealth, consistent with sections 2722 and 2761 of the Public Health Service Act.1
Credits
1921, May 17, P.L. 682, No. 284, art. VI-B, § 602-B, added 2010, March 22, P.L. 147, No. 14, § 2, imd. effective.
Footnotes
42 U.S.C.S. §§ 300gg-22, 300gg-61.
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Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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