Kansas Regulations | ParityTrack

This page lists some of the action toward parity compliance undertaken by state regulatory agencies since 2008.

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The Kansas Insurance Department issued a letter (pdf | Get Adobe® Reader®) explaining the essential health benefits that small employer plans and individual plans have to cover. There is a brief section of the letter that explains that all of these plans have to comply with the Federal Parity Law.

Primary Focus	Mandated Benefit: Mental Health
Agency	Department of Commerce and Housing
Title/Description	Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK) Program – Definitions
Citation	Kan. Admin. Regs § 110-21-1
Summary	“Adequate health insurance coverage” means health insurance that is offered by a company to all full-time employees within the first 180 days of their employment and provides for the following: (4) coverage for mental health care
Effective Date	4/29/2011
Notes	Kan. Admin. Regs § 110-21-1 adopted the provisions in the final rulemaking from K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 74-5002r and K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 74-50,213; implementing K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 74-50,211.

The Kansas Insurance Department initiated a targeted market conduct exam (pdf | Get Adobe® Reader®) (full report) (pdf | Get Adobe® Reader®) into the mental health claims processing of Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc. The exam found that Coventry was not processing claims properly in the following ways:

Not sending acknowledgements when more time is needed to process a claim
Not completing claim investigations within thirty days
Not paying clean claims within thirty days
Not adequately documenting claim files
Not applying interest as required by statute or policy
Not sending an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) unless the policyholder had a financial responsibility relevant to the claim

Coventry acknowledged the violations and agreed to corrective actions, including reprocessing all claims between 6/1/2008 and 5/31/2009.

View the state parity reports to learn about legislation, regulation, and litigation related to parity implementation

In seeking care or services, be aware of the common ways parity rights can be violated.

Common Violations