Dental and Optometric Care Access Act

3.0.0 3323 2023-01-11T13:30:21Z 2023-01-11T13:30:21Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 3323.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority in which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to regulate commerce as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 3, as applied to healthcare.[Page H5772]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-31T20:55:33Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:02:35Z 2015-07-31 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2016-04-15T14:55:24Z Dental and Optometric Care Access Act or the DOC Access Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and individual health insurance coverage from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan or insurer does not pay a substantial amount.

An agreement between a plan or insurer and such a doctor: (1) may only be changed with the doctor's acknowledgement and acceptance, and (2) may not last longer than two years if the agreement is for limited scope dental or vision benefits.

Such a doctor must be allowed to participate in a: (1) plan or coverage without accepting terms for ancillary services or procedures, and (2) provider network without participating in a specific limited scope dental or vision benefit plan.

Plans and insurers may not: (1) directly communicate with an enrolled individual in a manner that interferes with an existing doctor-patient relationship or a state or federal requirement, or (2) restrict such a doctor's choice of laboratories or suppliers.

The bill establishes a private right of action for a person adversely affected by a violation of this Act.]]>

Dental and Optometric Care Access Act Display Title Dental and Optometric Care Access Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Dental and Optometric Care Access Act Short Titles as Introduced DOC Access Act Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3323ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3323ih.xml 2015-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.