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HR 4575 116th Congress House

Improving Provider Directories Act

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

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to establish a process to address inaccurate information listed in publicly accessible provider directories of such plans and issuers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical records
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Provider Directories Act

This bill requires private health insurance plans, including self-funded employer health plans, to display in online provider directories a method for notifying the plan about inaccurate provider information. Upon such notification, plans must correct and update the provider information in each directory within 30 days and submit an annual report to the state insurance commissioners in each state where the plan is available that contains the all corrective actions taken during the previous year.

Plans that do not comply with this requirement are subject to a tax penalty.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5144 Related bill Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 30, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 30, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Jan 30, 2020
Roe, David
· Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4575: Improving Provider Directories Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4575/
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"H.R. 4575: Improving Provider Directories Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4575/.
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H.R. 4575, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4575/.
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