HR 1849 109th Congress House

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005

Official title: To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: April 26, 2005 See on congress.gov

Health Breast cancerCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCollective bargainingCommerce

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Conflict of interestsConsumer educationDiscrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorHealth insuranceHospital careLabor and EmploymentLabor contractsMastectomyMedical ethicsMedical feesPatients' rightsPhysiciansRadiotherapySurgeryWomenWomen's health

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

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In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 27, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5958)

Oct 27, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9281)

Sep 20, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6740)

May 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

May 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Apr 26, 2005

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.

Apr 26, 2005

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 27, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5958)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from the plan or issuer for prescribing any such length of stay.

Requires such a plan or issuer to: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this Act; and (2) ensure that full coverage is provided for secondary consultations by specialists in the appropriate medical fields to confirm or refute a diagnosis of cancer.

Applies such requirements to health insurance issuers offering coverage in the individual market.

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Committees of jurisdiction 6

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 55

Salazar, John

· Nov 14, 2006

Rogers, Mike D.

Alabama · Mar 30, 2006

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Feb 14, 2006

ORTIZ, SOLOMON

· Nov 1, 2005

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Oct 26, 2005

Georgia · Sep 13, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Sep 13, 2005

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jul 28, 2005

California · May 24, 2005

MOORE, DENNIS

· May 24, 2005

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · May 24, 2005

Wisconsin · Apr 26, 2005

Colorado · Apr 26, 2005

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Apr 26, 2005

Washington · Apr 26, 2005

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Apr 26, 2005

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2005

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Apr 26, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2005

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Apr 26, 2005

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2005

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Apr 26, 2005

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 26, 2005

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Apr 26, 2005

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Apr 26, 2005

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Apr 26, 2005

Sherman, Brad

California · Apr 26, 2005

Smith, Adam

Washington · Apr 26, 2005

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