113 HR 3522 RH: Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-09-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 430 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3522 [Report No. 113–580, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2013 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 September 8, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Harper, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Terry September 8, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 8, 2014 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013.

2.

If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may continue after such date to offer such coverage for sale during and after 2014 in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18031, 18041). (b)

Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage

Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

September 8, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 8, 2014 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed