HR 1674
107th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Ambulances
Commerce
Consumer education
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medical services
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Hospital care
Labor and Employment
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards
Telephone
Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001
Introduced: May 2, 2001
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6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
May 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E704-705)
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2001 - Requires a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer that provides any emergency services benefits (including ambulance services) to cover such services: (1) without prior authorization; (2) whether or not the health care provider furnishing such services is a participating provider; (3) in a manner so that if such services are provided by a nonparticipating provider, the participant, beneficiary, or enrollee is not liable for amounts that would exceed those of a participating provider; and (4) without regard to any other term or condition of such plan or coverage (other than exclusion or coordination of benefits, a specified affiliation or waiting period, and applicable cost sharing).
Requires such plan or issuer, in the case of non-emergency maintenance or post-stabilization care services, to provide for reimbursement for services provided by nonparticipating providers in a manner consistent with specified guidelines under the Social Security Act or as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish.
Requires plans and issuers to make information regarding emergency services coverage available annually.
Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to deem requirements of this Act to be incorporated into such Acts and the Internal Revenue Code.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.