Help us to advocate for our clients - www.mhact.org Although the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) was enacted over four years ago, a final rule implementing the law has not yet been issued. Without a final rule from the Administration, many individuals seeking care for mental health and addictive disorders have been unable to access the health care services they need. The Administration has promised a final MHPAEA rule by the end of the year, but they have not clarified if the needed protections will be in the final rule. The Administration needs to hear from patients and providers who have experienced parity violations so that these practices are clearly prohibited in the final rule. Parity violations include plans denying or more strictly managing mental health and addiction treatment services than other services covered by the plan.