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Fulton County approves $5,000 parity audit of employee health plan
Summary
County council approved a $5,000 third-party NQTL analysis of the county’s self-funded group health plan and a plan to pay the vendor from the health-and-benefits fund; annual monitoring fee of $2,500 was also authorized as a potential ongoing cost.
Fulton County Council voted Sept. 16 to pay a vendor $5,000 to perform a non‑quantitative treatment limit (NQTL) analysis of the county’s self‑funded group health plan and to authorize a possible $2,500 annual follow-up review.
The vendor will review the summary plan document and other plan materials to identify language or administrative practices that could create unequal treatment for mental health and substance use disorder benefits. The consultant will report findings to the county insurance committee and then to the council for any needed changes.
County staff presented the review as required by federal enforcement guidance tied to the Mental Health…
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