Table 1.

States Included in the Study by the Comprehensiveness of State Mental Health Parity Legislation

Strong Parity States	California, Connecticut, Delaware, Montana
Medium Parity States	Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
No/weak Parity States	Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Note: States are included in the study if their parity legislation took effect in year 1999 or 2000, or if they had no parity mandates or only “weak parity,” as defined in the Data section, as of the end of 2001.