MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ASSISTANCE PARITY                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:46:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PRAX  announced that the  final order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION NO.  9,  Recognizing  the need  for                                                               
parity  in  the provision  of  mental  health and  substance  use                                                               
disorder  medical assistance  benefits in  the state;  and urging                                                               
the Department of Health to  adopt regulations that ensure parity                                                               
in  the provision  of mental  health and  substance use  disorder                                                               
medical assistance benefits in the state.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE  moved to  adopt and attach  Fiscal Note                                                               
LEG-SESSOMB  Component  #0  to   HCR  9,  [which  was  previously                                                               
reported out  of committee on  3/19/24 without the  fiscal note].                                                               
There  being  no  objection,  the fiscal  note  was  adopted  and                                                               
attached  to HCR  9  and reported  out of  the  House Health  and                                                               
Social Services Standing Committee.