S 400 110th Congress Senate

Michelle's Law

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medicall… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 17, 2007 See on congress.gov

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FamiliesHealth insurance continuationHigher educationLabor and EmploymentLawLeave of absenceSick leaveStudents

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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

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Latest action January 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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