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HR 3762 116th Congress House Health Civil actions and liability Dental care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hearing, speech, and vision care State and local government operations

DOC Access Act of 2019

Introduced: November 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act of 2019 or the DOC Access Act of 2019

This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan does not pay a substantial amount.

Additionally, an agreement between a plan and such a doctor for limited scope dental or vision benefits may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance of the doctor for each term extension. Plans also may not restrict such a doctor's choice of laboratories or suppliers.

The bill establishes a private right of action for a person adversely affected by a violation of this bill.

The bill does not supersede state laws regarding health insurers and dental or vision benefit plans.

What's happening now July 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4894 Related bill DOC Access Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 24 Republican 11
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 19, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Sep 23, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Sep 23, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Sep 15, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 15, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 18, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Jun 18, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 10, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 10, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Dec 10, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 21, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Nov 21, 2019
Long, Billy
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 31, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 11, 2019
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Oct 8, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 8, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Oct 8, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 26, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 26, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 26, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 24, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 11, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 11, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 11, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 15, 2019
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 15, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3762: DOC Access Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3762/
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"H.R. 3762: DOC Access Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3762/.
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H.R. 3762, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3762/.
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