3.0.0 3911 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z House H HR 2009-10-22 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2009-12-08T19:37:29Z Referred to 2009-10-22T14:04:44Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-23T18:55:24Z Referred to 2009-10-22T14:04:43Z 2009-12-08 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2009-10-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-10-22 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-10-22 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-22 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2611-2612) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 N C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2009-10-22 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug therapy Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medical tests and diagnostic methods Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Health 00 2009-10-22 Introduced in House 2010-01-08T21:48:42Z Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are at a clinical risk for osteoporosis, including estrogen-deficient women; (2) have vertebral abnormalities; (3) are receiving chemotherapy or long-term gluococorticoid (steroid) therapy; (4) have primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or excess thyroid replacement; or (5) are being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of approved osteoporosis drug therapy.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish standards regulating the frequency with which individuals are eligible to be provided this benefit. Prohibits specified actions by health care plans to discourage the use of this benefit.

Applies these requirements to coverage offered in the individual market.

]]> Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2009 Display Title Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3911ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3911ih.xml 2009-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.