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H.R. 5192 116th Congress House

Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019

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

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to include on any insurance card issued by such plan or issuer information on the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility.

Introduced: November 20, 2019 Introduced by: Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHospital care
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Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2019
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.
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 Latest action November 21, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019

This bill requires private health insurance plans to identify on insurance membership cards the in-network hospital or urgent care facility nearest to the primary residence of the plan holder.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5826 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
  • HR 5809 Better Information Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5192: Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5192/
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"H.R. 5192: Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5192/.
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