Subject:  child labor -- law & legislation

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• Humbert, F. (2009). The challenge of child labour in international law (Vol. 64). Cambridge University Press
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• Cullen, H. (2007). The Role of International Law in the Elimination of Child Labor. Leiden: Brill.

• Turner L. The effect of Medicaid policies on the diagnosis and treatment of children's mental health problems in primary care.  Health Economics.   February 2015;24(2):142-157.
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• Meara E, Golberstein E, Zaha R, Greenfield S, Beardslee W, Busch S. Use of hospital-based services among young adults with behavioral health diagnoses before and after health insurance expansions.  JAMA Psychiatry [serial online]. April 2014;71(4):404-411.

MeSH (Medical Subject Headers):

• Mental Disorders/*diagnosis
• Adolescent; Child; Child Psychiatry; Child, Preschool

• DiCola, L. A., Gaydos, L. M., Druss, B. G., & Cummings, J. R. (2013). Health insurance and treatment of adolescents with co-occurring major depression and substance use disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(9), 953-960. 

The first step to uncovering level of insurance payout for children's mental health assessment and diagnosis is to define the procedure.  To do this you will need the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code.

• American Medical Association CodeManager Online  (Note:  You will need to set up a free account to access data)
• Definitions Psychotherapy (90832-90838)

PsychCentral list of CPT codes for Psychological Services

You will then need to figure out the cost of each procedure

• National Average of Medicare's relative value payment amount  
• Enter in CPT code i.e. 90832 (Psycotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member)
• Click code link
• Gives either state/region or national payment i.e. 90832 is worth $64.32 / 0.5.hr

Note the complexity of how Psychotherapy is defined i.e. Behavior Identification Assessment (0359T)

Allowable Amount - The maximum dollar amount that an insurer will consider reimbursing for a covered service or procedure. This dollar amount may not be the amount ultimately paid to the member or provider as it may be reduced by any co-insurance, deductible or amount beyond the annual maximum. Some plans may refer to the "allowable amount" as the "maximum allowable amount"; these terms have a similar meaning.

I was able to locate only data of state based insurance policies, and not private policies at the level of granularity needed to research CPT code coverage for Pychotherapy (see Parity or Disparity... p. 47-49)  Medicaid data is available through Medicaid Analytical eXtract (MAX), but this would be very difficult to access without significant IRB approval.  

My thoughts, as noted by Turner (2013, p.12) is that the problem of child assessment and diagnosis of mental illness is tied to type of coverage:

My estimates suggest that a child with a mental health disorder is twice as likely to receive a diagnosis when covered by a FFS [Fee for Service] policy relative to receiving services through an HMO. 

Children enrolled in a PCCM [Primary Care Case Management] plan are three times less likely to receive a mental health diagnosis from their PCP [Primary Care Physician] (relative to FFS enrollment).