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Title:	Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Data Workgroup
Contact Name:	The Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Service
Function:	The Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Data Workgroup shall provide recommendations to the General Assembly on health plan data reporting requirements that separately break out data on mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or condition benefits and data on other medical benefits, including physical health and related health services no later than December 31, 2019.
Senate Confirmation:	No
Composition:	The Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall convene and provide technical support to a workgroup of 11 members that shall be comprised of: (1) 3 mental health parity experts recommended by an organization advocating on behalf of mental health parity appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) 3 behavioral health providers recommended by an organization that represents behavioral health providers appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) 2 representing Medicaid managed care organizations recommended by an organization that represents Medicaid managed care plans appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (4) 2 representing commercial insurers recommended by an organization that represents insurers appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and (5) a representative of an organization that represents Medicaid managed care plans appointed by the Governor.
Authority:	P.A. 100-1024

Member Names

Name (Last, First)	Member Since	Appointed By	Position	Title	County
Benso, Lori Cowdrey	2/23/2022	Minority Leader of the Senate	Member	Rep. of commercial insurers
Carlson, Britton	9/19/2019	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Member	Behavioral health provider	Winnebago
Cortez, Tina	9/19/2019	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Member	Behavioral health provider	Cook
Daniels, Lia	7/25/2019	President of the Senate	Member	Mental health parity expert
DeLoss, Gerald	7/25/2019	President of the Senate	Member	Mental health parity expert
Edstrom, Robert	9/19/2019	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Member	Behavioral health provider	Cook
Lee, Gregory	11/6/2019	Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Rep. of Medicaid managed care organizations	Cook
Minzer, Laura	9/25/2019	Minority Leader of the Senate	Member	Rep. of commercial insurers
Olds, Samantha	1/6/2020	Governor	Member	Rep. of an organization that represents Medicaid managed care plans	Cook
VACANT		President of the Senate	Member	Mental health parity expert
Wohlhart, Nancy	11/6/2019	Minority Leader of the House of Representatives	Member	Rep. of Medicaid managed care organizations	Cook