HR 7322
117th Congress
House
Health
Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2022
Introduced: March 31, 2022
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 31, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Reform, 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 31, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2022
This bill requires health insurance plans (including public health insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program) to provide coverage for therapeutic devices used to cool the scalp of an individual to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy (e.g., cooling caps, hypothermia caps, and cold caps).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.