HMSA offers affordable solutions to help employers comply with the Mental Health Parity Act. Our Mental Health Parity Alternative Plan (MHPAP) provides valuable mental health benefits with:

• No Deductibles or Copayments
• Dedicated Toll-free Crisis Line
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Problem Consultation Sessions
  • Up to 6 mental health sessions with a licensed counselor
  • Comprehensive diagnostic assessment, resources and referral for non-mental health issues
• Wellness Aftercare Sessions
  • Up to 6 wellness aftercare telephone sessions to ensure ongoing support and discourage mental health relapse
  • Unlimited inbound calls
  • Subscriber education and individualized aftercare plan
  • Response to behavioral health emergencies
  • Medication education and compliance to effectively stabilize and address mental health conditions
• Benefit Coordination Services
  • Coordination with any existing health benefits overseeing referrals to sliding-fee agencies, community resources and/or support groups
• Program Implementation and Support Services
  • Enrollment materials and wallet cards
  • Benefits coordination
  • Multilingual interpretation services
• Online Wellness, EAP and Work/Life Resources at www.my-life-resource.com
  • Physician directory search
  • Medication directory resource
  • Wellness/Healthcare video library
  • Over 1,000 health and wellness articles
  • Legal and financial resources
  • Financial calculators
  • Child and Eldercare resources

For more information about our Mental Health Parity Alternative Plan, please call 1-800-847-7240.

Note: This is not an insurance product and does not include hospitalization or prescription drug benefit. Sessions must be authorized and provided by HMSA clinicians or approved affiliate providers. Services are available for primary subscriber only and not available to dependents.