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H.R. 5816 116th Congress House

Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020

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

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and title XI of the Social Security Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide for certain coverage in the case of a change in a provider's network status, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Gwen Moore Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulation
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Feb 7, 2020
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.
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020

This bill requires private health insurance plans to continue providing benefits to continuing care patients when the contractual relationship with the provider or facility treating such patient changes or terminates. Continuing care patients include individuals undergoing (1) inpatient care, (2) care for pregnancy, (3) nonelective surgery, (4) treatment for a terminal illness, or (5) treatment for other serious condition that requires prolonged medical care.

Among other requirements, health insurance plans must notify continuing care patients about a termination of coverage and permit such patients to continue treatment under the plan, including transition to another health care setting, for not more than 90 days after that date that such notice is provided.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5826 Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5816: Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5816/
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"H.R. 5816: Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5816/.
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