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HR 1777 106th Congress House

Emergency Ambulance Services Access Assurance Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure access to covered … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure access to covered emergency hospital services and emergency ambulance services under a prudent layperson test under group health plans and health insurance coverage.

Introduced: May 12, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E943)
May 12, 1999
Introduced in House
May 12, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action June 4, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Ambulance Services Access Assurance Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan, or coverage offered in connection with a health insurance issuer, if it provides emergency services coverage, to cover emergency services (and, if it provides coverage for emergency ambulance services, to cover emergency ambulance services): (1) without a prior authorization requirement; (2) whether or not the provider is a participating provider; (3) in a manner so that, if the services are provided by a nonparticipating provider without prior authorization, the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee is not liable for amounts exceeding the amount that would be incurred with a participating provider with authorization; and (4) without regard to most other conditions of coverage. Defines "emergency medical condition" by a prudent layperson standard.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the same requirements and standard to a group health plan.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the same requirements to an issuer in the individual market.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 20, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 16, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1777: Emergency Ambulance Services Access Assurance Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1777/
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"H.R. 1777: Emergency Ambulance Services Access Assurance Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1777/.
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H.R. 1777, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1777/.
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