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1.     What is it?

Wilderness therapy generally is traditional therapy in an outdoor setting that seeks to treat young adults with behavioral or substance use disorders.  Some programs are licensed and accredited and the treatment they provide can be expensive.  It is not uncommon for wilderness therapy to cost $500 per day or over $40,000 in total.

2.     Why should you care?

A participant in your employer-sponsored group health plan might submit a claim for wilderness therapy or request that your plan cover it.  If the terms of your plan exclude wilderness therapy or are ambiguous with respect to its coverage, and if you choose not to cover it, the participant might argue that your plan violates the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) and the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) (collectively, “Federal Mental Health Parity Law”). Read More ›