Imposes an annual assessment on health plans to fund behavioral health emergency services.

The bill imposes an annual covered lives assessment on health plans to fund behavioral health emergency services. The assessment applies to health plans offered by health carriers, self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements, and employer-sponsored self-funded group plans or Taft-Hartley trust plans. The assessment does not apply to lives enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations. The commissioner will calculate the assessment based on the number of covered lives and update it every two years.

Imposes an annual assessment on health plans to fund behavioral health emergency services.

The bill imposes an annual covered lives assessment on health plans to fund behavioral health emergency services. The assessment applies to health plans offered by health carriers, self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements, and employer-sponsored self-funded group plans or Taft-Hartley trust plans. The assessment does not apply to lives enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations. The commissioner will calculate the assessment based on the number of covered lives and update it every two years.