110 STAT. 2944
PUBLIC LAW 104-204—SEPT. 26, 1996
(i) the types of post natal care available and the
extent to which such care is accessed; and
(ii) the challenges associated with providing post
natal care to all populations, including vulnerable
populations, and solutions for overcoming these challenges; and
(E) the financial incentives that may—
(i) impact the health of newborns and
mothers; and
(ii) influence the clinical decisionmaking of health
care providers.
(2) RESOURCES. —The Secretary shall provide to the
advisory panel the resources necessary to carry out the duties
of the advisory panel.
(d) REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that contains—
(A) a summary of the study conducted under subsection (c);
(B) a summary of the best practices used in the public
and private sectors for the care of newborns and mothers;
(C) recommendations for improvements in prenatal
care, post natal care, delivery and follow-up care, and
whether the implementation of such improvements should
be accomplished by the private health care sector, Federal
or State governments, or any combination thereof; and
(D) limitations on the databases in existence on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) DEADLINES. — The Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the Committees referred to in paragraph (1)—
(A) an initial report concerning the study conducted
under subsection (c) and elements described in paragraph
(1), not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) an interim report concerning such study and elements not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(C) a final report concerning such study and elements
not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) TERMINATION OF PANEL. —The advisory panel shall terminate on the date that occurs 60 days after the date on which
the last report is submitted under subsection (d).
Mental Health
TITLE VII—PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN
Parity Act of
LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS
1996.
42 USC 201 note.
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.—T his title may be cited as the "Mental
Health Parity Act of 1996".
SEC. 702. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974.— (a) IN GENERAL. —Subpart B of part 7
of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (as added by section 603(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
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