[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6327 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6327

  To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve 
 eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
   condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance 
                            Program (PCIP).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2012

   Mr. Hastings of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve 
 eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting 
   condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance 
                            Program (PCIP).

    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 ``PCIP Improvement Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED ELIGIBILITY UNDER PCIP FOR THE UNINSURED WITH A 
              PREEXISTING CONDITION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1101(d) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 42 U.S.C. 18001(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) is not covered under creditable coverage as of the 
        date on which such individual is applying for coverage through 
        the high risk pool and has not had any creditable coverage 
        terminated in order to become eligible for coverage through the 
        high risk pool; and''; and
            (2) by adding after and below paragraph (3) the following: 
        ``In paragraph (2), the term `creditable coverage' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 2701(c) of the Public Health 
        Service Act, as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        section, but does not include any coverage (commonly referred 
        to as `mini-med coverage') that limits the annual benefits 
        payable to an amount that is less than $250,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
applications of individuals submitted on or after such date for 
coverage as eligible individuals through a qualified high risk pool. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue such regulations 
or guidance as may be necessary to implement such amendments on a 
timely basis.
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