S 1730
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Breast cancer
Collective bargaining
Employee health benefits
Government paperwork
Health insurance
Hospital care
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Mastectomy
Standards
Surgery
Women
Women's health
Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 2003
Introduced: October 14, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13794-13795)
Oct 14, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 14, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12546)
Oct 14, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, and the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, to require certain group health plans, and health insurance issuers providing coverage under a group plan, to ensure specified minimum coverage regarding: (1) breast cancer mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissections; and (2) secondary consultations by specialists. Prohibits: (1) changing coverage terms and conditions based on a participant's or beneficiary's decision to request less than the minimum coverage; and (2) certain penalties or incentives to providers or specialists. Amends: (1) the Public Health Service Act to apply the same requirements to health insurance issuers in the individual market; and (2) the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, to apply those requirements to group health plans.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13794-13795)
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1