Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 44. Insurance § 44-794. Mental health conditions; sections; how construed

(a) Require a health insurance plan to provide coverage for mental health conditions or serious mental illnesses;

(b) Require a health insurance plan to provide the same rates, terms, or conditions between treatments for serious mental illnesses and preventative care;

(c) Prohibit a health insurance plan from providing separate reimbursement rates and service delivery systems, including, but not limited to, mental health carve-out programs even if the plan does not provide similar options for the treatment of physical health conditions. A health insurance plan provided in compliance with section 44-793 shall not be construed to violate the Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Act; or

(d) Prohibit a health insurance plan from managing the provision of benefits through common methods, including, but not limited to, preadmission screening, prior authorization of services, or other mechanisms designed to limit coverage to services for mental health conditions that are deemed to be medically necessary and clinically appropriate.

(a) Marital, family, educational, developmental, or training services;

(b) Care that is substantially custodial in nature;

(c) Services and supplies that are not medically necessary or clinically appropriate; or

(d) Experimental treatments.