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Fulton County approves $5,000 review to check mental‑health parity compliance
Summary
Commissioners approved a $5,000 contract with an NQTL analysis vendor to evaluate whether the county's group health plan complies with federal parity requirements; staff said the vendor's full report will take about 10'—12 months and recommended an annual renewal fee of $2,500.
Fulton County commissioners voted to hire a vendor to analyze the county's group health plan for compliance with federal mental‑health parity rules, approving a $5,000 initial fee and discussion of a $2,500 renewal.
The county's benefits presenter described the work as an evaluation of nonquantitative treatment limitations (an NQTL analysis) required by federal law, saying the review will compare mental‑health and substance‑use disorder benefits against medical/surgical benefits across plan documents, pharmacy benefits management, stop‑loss contracts and network policies.
The presenter said the…
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