About this resource:
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Last Reviewed: January 2019
This webpage includes tools about laws addressing health plan requirements for alcohol-related disorders. These requirements state that the same levels of benefits must be provided as those for medical and surgical conditions. The page features tables that include:
- Policies listed by state as of specific dates
- Policy changes over time
- Specific circumstances in which equal benefits must be provided
- Citations to legal sources
Users can sort and filter the tables by a variety of criteria. This page also provides resources like:
- Timeline of policy changes
- Useful maps and charts
- List of variables and other definitions to help understand the language used in the webpage
- Detailed information about the policy these laws are based on
Objectives related to this resource (1)
Little or no detectable change
Suggested Citation
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (n.d.). Health Care Services and Financing: Health Insurance Parity for Alcohol-Related Treatment. Retrieved from https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/apis-policy-topics/health-insurance-parity-for-alcohol-related-treatment/17
