HR 536
107th Congress
House
Health
Breast cancer
Commerce
Consumer education
Employee health benefits
Federal preemption
Finance and Financial Sector
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 2001
Introduced: February 8, 2001
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 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.
Feb 8, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.