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elizabeth18 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which employer's health plan is required to include parity provisions related to mental illnesses?

a. Employer with more than 50 employees
b. Cancer thrift shop staffed by volunteers
c. Daycare center that employs 7 teachers
d. Church that employs 15 people

Question 2

A nurse can best address factors of critical importance to successful community treatment for persons with mental illness by including assessments related to which of the following? Select all that apply.

a. housing adequacy and stability
b. income adequacy and stability
c. family and other support systems
d. early psychosocial development
e. substance abuse history and current use

choc0chan · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Under federal parity laws, companies with more than 50 employees may not limit annual or lifetime mental health benefits unless they also limit benefits for physical illnesses.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, E
Early psychosocial developmental history is less relevant to successful outcomes in the community than the assessments listed in the other options. If a patient is homeless or fears homelessness, focusing on other treatment issues is impossible. Sufficient income for basic needs and medication is necessary. Adequate support is a requisite to community placement. Substance abuse undermines medication effectiveness and interferes with community adjustment.