S 400
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative remedies
Education
Employee health benefits
Evidence (Law)
Families
Health insurance continuation
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Law
Leave of absence
Sick leave
Students
Michelle's Law
Introduced: January 25, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1198-1199)
Jan 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Michelle's Law - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan from terminating the coverage of a dependent child due to a medically necessary leave of absence from a postsecondary educational institution that causes the child to lose full-time status before the date that is the earlier of: (1) one year after the first day of the leave of absence; or (2) the date on which such coverage would otherwise terminate under the terms of the plan. Requires documentation and a certification by a physician.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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