New Georgia dashboard to track Mental Health Parity Act insurance violations

Georgians will soon have access to a new centralized dashboard tracking issues with insurance coverage for mental health care claims under the state’s mental health parity law, and the law’s implementation. The new site, to be monitored by the nonprofit Georgians for a Healthy Future, is set to launch as top state officials urge more progress on enforcing Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act.  

The 2022 law, also known as H.B. 1013, requires Georgia health insurers to cover mental health and substance-use conditions on par with coverage for physical health conditions.

So far, compliance has been spotty, according to state numbers. A recent audit by the Office of the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner flagged 22 insurers for violating the law. The review identified more than 6,000 parity violations, including claims being reprocessed unnecessarily, inconsistent application of benefits and unnecessary prior authorizations, among other issues.