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HR 6309 109th Congress House

Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening.

Introduced: November 15, 2006 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health AIDS (Disease)Access to health careCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerce
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Nov 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Oct 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, 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.
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 Latest action November 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions no less favorable than for other routine screenings. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) denying eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely to avoid these requirements; (2) denying coverage for such screening because there are no known risk factors present or because the screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any health care provider; (3) providing monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits to encourage individuals to accept less than the minimum protections available under this Act; (4) penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care to a participant or beneficiary in accordance with this Act; (5) providing incentives to induce the provision of care in a manner inconsistent with this Act; or (6) denying a participant or beneficiary continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS test or screening procedure.

Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
WATT, MELVIN
· Dec 8, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 15, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 15, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6309: Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6309/
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