S 681
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Breast cancer
Commerce
Consumer education
Employee health benefits
Federal preemption
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Hospital care
Labor and Employment
Mastectomy
Rebates
Standards
State laws
Surgery
Women
Women's health
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1999
Introduced: March 23, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Mar 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3131)
Mar 23, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage, with regard to hospital stays in connection with breast cancer treatment, from: (1) covering less than 48 hours after mastectomies or less than 24 hours after lymph node dissections; or (2) requiring plan or issuer authorization for prescribing any length of stay. Prohibits: (1) denying eligibility, enrollment, or renewal to avoid these requirements; (2) providing payments or rebates to women; or (3) penalizing or providing incentives to providers. Applies the same requirements to issuers in the individual market.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Committees of jurisdiction
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