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HR 2590 105th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Damages Disability insurance Disabled Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health counseling Insurance companies Law Legal fees Life insurance Medical records Medical tests Patients' rights Physical examinations Physicians

To require life and disability insurers to disclose an insurance applicant's medical test results to the applicant, unless the applicant specifically declines to receive the results, and otherwise to restrict the disclosure of such results by such insurers.

Introduced: October 1, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
Oct 1, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Oct 1, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that a life or disability insurer, if the insurer requires an applicant for life or disability insurance to submit to a medical examination or test, ensure disclosure to the applicant of the test results. Prohibits the insurer from disclosing the results to any other person, except under a written authorization made by the applicant, pursuant to certain legal process, or to a public health authority when expressly required by law. Provides for civil actions for violations of this Act by any aggrieved person, allowing recovery of statutory, compensatory, and punitive damages and attorney's fees. Declares that, for provisions of Federal law commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act prohibiting Federal insurance law from preempting State law unless the Federal law specifically relates to the business of insurance, this Act shall be considered to specifically relate to the business of insurance.

What's happening now October 15, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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