A PHN considering a career in mental health nursing learns that the ____ mandates that group health plans of 50 or more persons, which cover mental health and substance use disorders, must provide
benefits equivalent to or better than those benefits provided for medical or surgical benefits.
A. Mental Health Parity Act
B. Community Mental Health Centers Act
C. Affordable Care Act
D. None of the above
ANS: A
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