After HIPAA was enacted, Congress amended the law to include the Mental Health Parity Act...

requires all health plans to provide coverage for mental health services

requires health plans to carve out mental/behavioral healthcare from other services provided by the plans

allows health plans to require patients receiving mental health services to pay higher copayments than patients seeking treatment for physical illnesses

prohibits health plans that offer mental health benefits from applying more restrictive limits on coverage for mental illness than on coverage for physical illness