Full Name
Henry Harbin, MD
Job Title
Psychiatrist
Company
Path Forward
Speaker Bio
Dr. Harbin is a psychiatrist with over 50 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He has held a number of senior positions in both public and private health care organizations. He was a public health official for 10 years in the public mental health system in Maryland during the 1980s, serving as Director of the state mental health authority for three of those years. Between 1994 and 2004, Dr. Harbin was CEO or Chairman of two national behavioral healthcare companies – Greenspring Health Services and Magellan Health Services.
In 2002, Dr. Harbin served on President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. From 2004 to 2024, Dr. Harbin served as an advisor or board member for multiple organizations. These include AARP, The Kennedy Forum, Business Group on Health, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation's Center for Workplace Mental Health, the Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use, CMS/CMMI, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Dr. Harbin continues to serve as a board member of Mental Health Association of Maryland, BrainFutures and as an advisor to the Bowman Family Foundation.
Summary of Relevant Mental Health Parity Experience:
Co-author of the “Six Step” Parity Compliance Guide for Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitation (NQTL) Requirements (Sept. 2017); co-author of the Model Data Request Form (MDRF); advisor to Parity Implementation Coalition. Since 2009, provided extensive input to DOL/HHS in development of regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance for MHPAEA. Served as an expert consultant on parity compliance for four state regulatory insurance departments; panel presentations for DOL, NAIC, Maryland Insurance Administration. In 2024- 2025 presented webinars on MHPAEA NQTL compliance to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, Washington Health Alliance and MidWest Business Group on Health.
In 2002, Dr. Harbin served on President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. From 2004 to 2024, Dr. Harbin served as an advisor or board member for multiple organizations. These include AARP, The Kennedy Forum, Business Group on Health, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation's Center for Workplace Mental Health, the Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use, CMS/CMMI, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Dr. Harbin continues to serve as a board member of Mental Health Association of Maryland, BrainFutures and as an advisor to the Bowman Family Foundation.
Summary of Relevant Mental Health Parity Experience:
Co-author of the “Six Step” Parity Compliance Guide for Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitation (NQTL) Requirements (Sept. 2017); co-author of the Model Data Request Form (MDRF); advisor to Parity Implementation Coalition. Since 2009, provided extensive input to DOL/HHS in development of regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance for MHPAEA. Served as an expert consultant on parity compliance for four state regulatory insurance departments; panel presentations for DOL, NAIC, Maryland Insurance Administration. In 2024- 2025 presented webinars on MHPAEA NQTL compliance to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, Washington Health Alliance and MidWest Business Group on Health.
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