3.0.0 623 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z 2023-01-11T13:19:43Z Senate S S 2009-03-17 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-17T23:20:56Z Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 111 1558 HR 2009-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2009-03-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3183-3185) IntroReferral 2009-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3183) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-03-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-03-17 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-03-19 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-04-30 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-06-01 False Health Disability and health-based discrimination Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health 00 2009-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-21T19:18:30Z Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) imposing any preexisting condition exclusion; or (2) providing for an affiliation period for coverage offered by a health maintenance organization (HMO). Defines an "affiliation period" as a period of time before health insurance coverage becomes effective.

Requires each health insurance issuer offering coverage in the group market in a state to accept every employer in the state that applies for such coverage.

Revises provisions governing individual health insurance coverage to apply certain prohibitions related to denying coverage and preexisting condition exclusions to coverage offered in an area (currently, a state).

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress concerning the occurrence of adverse selection as a result of this Act. Requires health insurance issuers to which this Act applies to submit to the Secretary specified information on enrollees and claims.

Directs the Secretary to require that group health plans and health insurance issuers provide data to the Secretary for compliance purposes. Sets forth civil penalties for violations.

Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Secretary on: (1) the impact of this Act and other relevant federal laws; and (2) this Act's effect on the affordability of health insurance coverage and on the expansion of coverage and reductions in the number of uninsured and underinsured.

]]> Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 Display Title Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s623is/xml/BILLS-111s623is.xml 2009-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3183-3185) 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.