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Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1993

Introduced: April 7, 1993 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Apr 28, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Apr 14, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 7, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 7, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E919)
Apr 7, 1993
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equitable Health Care for Neurobiological Disorders Act of 1993 - Sets standards for the nondiscriminatory and equitable treatment by employer health benefit plans of individuals with neurobiological disorders (defined as affective, anxiety, attention deficit, developmental, psychotic, and Tourette's disorders), including coverage that is no more restrictive than that provided for other major physical illnesses.

Deems a plan to meet such standards if it provides for: (1) stop-loss protection for catastrophic expenses; (2) coverage of facility-based care and specified outpatient medical management; (3) coverage of visits for psychological, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, with coinsurance and fees to ensure effective cost control; and (4) coverage of prescription drugs and medically necessary services for comorbidity of other disorders.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the failure of a heath insurance carrier or an employer health benefit plan to comply with standards under this Act.

What's happening now May 12, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1