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HR 1691 111th Congress House

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009

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

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 cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

Introduced: March 24, 2009 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health CancerEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 24, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3759-3760)
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 8, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2009 - 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 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 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, insofar as the attending physician, in consultation with the patient, determines such stay to be medically necessary; 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 coverage is provided for secondary consultations.

Prohibits a group health plan from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this Act.

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

Allows a health insurance issuer that provides individual health insurance coverage to nonrenew or discontinue an individual's coverage based on the intentional concealment of material facts regarding a health condition related to the condition for which coverage is being claimed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 688 Related bill Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 83
All 83 Democratic 48 Republican 7
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 16, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 12, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 29, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Dec 1, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 29, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 29, 2009
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 27, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Jul 7, 2009
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 18, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jun 9, 2009
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 9, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 4, 2009
Hall, John
· Jun 3, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jun 2, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· May 14, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2009
Schauer, Mark
· Mar 30, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Mar 26, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 24, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 24, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Mar 24, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 24, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 24, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 24, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 24, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Mar 24, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Mar 24, 2009
HILL, BARON
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 24, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 24, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 24, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Mar 24, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Mar 24, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1691: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1691/
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"H.R. 1691: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1691/.
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H.R. 1691, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1691/.
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