[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4241 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4241

      To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the use of 
standardized claim forms under the health benefits program for Federal 
 employees, and to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the 
  use of such forms in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
                          Uniformed Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 1994

   Mrs. Schroeder introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Post Office and Civil 
                                Service

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend title 5, United States Code, to require the use of 
standardized claim forms under the health benefits program for Federal 
 employees, and to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the 
  use of such forms in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
                          Uniformed Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Insurance Form Simplification Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) A claim for payment or reimbursement under this chapter shall 
be submitted in a standard form (as prescribed in regulations under 
section 8913). Each contract under this chapter shall include 
appropriate provisions to carry out the preceding sentence.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to claims relating to benefits received after the 
end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. CIVILIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1079(h) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) A claim for payment or reimbursement under a plan contracted 
for under subsection (a) or section 1086 of this title shall be 
submitted in a standard form (as prescribed in regulations issued by 
the administering Secretaries). Each such contract shall include 
appropriate provisions to carry out the preceding sentence.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to claims relating to benefits received after the 
end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

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