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HR 1683 107th Congress House

Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and g… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help women make informed choices about their reproductive and post-menopausal health care.

Introduced: May 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
May 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E698-699)
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan, and an insurer offering group coverage, to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are estrogen-deficient women at clinical risk for osteoporosis; (2) have vertebral abnormalities; (3) are receiving chemotherapy or long-term gluococorticoid (steroid) therapy; (4) have primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or excess thyroid replacement; or (5) are being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of approved osteoporosis drug therapy. Regulates frequency and cost sharing. Prohibits related denial of coverage, incentives to individuals, restrictions on provider-patient communications, and provider penalties. Allows State laws providing greater detection or prevention benefits. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the above requirements to coverage offered in the individual market.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 819 Companion bill Early Detection and Prevention of Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 19, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 5, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 1, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· May 2, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1683: Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1683/
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