[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5192 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5192
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to
include on any insurance card issued by such plan or issuer information
on the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2019
Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, and 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
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to
include on any insurance card issued by such plan or issuer information
on the nearest in-network hospital or urgent care facility.
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 ``Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act
of 2019''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS TO
INCLUDE ON ANY INSURANCE CARD ISSUED BY SUCH PLAN OR
ISSUER INFORMATION ON THE NEAREST IN-NETWORK HOSPITAL.
(a) Internal Revenue Code.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 9816. INFORMATION ON NEAREST IN-NETWORK HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE
FACILITY.
``In the case of a group health plan that provides a physical or
electronic card indicating membership in such plan to an individual
enrolled under such plan, such group health plan shall identify on such
card the nearest hospital or urgent care facility to the primary
residence of such individual that has in effect a contractual
relationship with such plan for furnishing items and services under
such plan.''.
(2) Nonapplication of incorporation provisions.--Section
9815(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)'' and
inserting ``(other than, beginning with the first plan
year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
the Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019, the
provisions of section 2730 of the Public Health Service
Act)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(other than,
beginning with the first plan year beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of the Know Where to Go
in an Emergency Act of 2019, the provisions of section
2730 of the Public Health Service Act)'' after ``such
part A''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new
items:
``Sec. 9815. Additional market reforms.
``Sec. 9816. Information on nearest in-network hospital or urgent care
facility.''
(b) Public Health Service Act.--Subpart II of part A of title XXVII
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-11 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 2730. INFORMATION ON NEAREST IN-NETWORK HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE
FACILITY.
``In the case of a group health plan or a health insurance issuer
offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provides a
physical or electronic card indicating membership in such plan or such
coverage (as applicable) to an individual enrolled under such plan or
such coverage, such group health plan or such health insurance issuer
(as applicable) shall identify on such card the nearest hospital or
urgent care facility to the primary residence of such individual that
has in effect a contractual relationship with such plan or such issuer
for furnishing items and services under such plan or such coverage.''.
(c) Employee Retirement Income Security Act.--
(1) In general.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1185 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 716. INFORMATION ON NEAREST IN-NETWORK HOSPITAL OR URGENT CARE
FACILITY.
``In the case of a group health plan or a health insurance issuer
offering health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan that provides a physical or electronic card indicating membership
in such plan or such coverage (as applicable) to an individual enrolled
under such plan or such coverage, such group health plan or such health
insurance issuer (as applicable) shall identify on such card the
nearest hospital or urgent care facility to the primary residence of
such individual that has in effect a contractual relationship with such
plan or such issuer for furnishing items and services under such plan
or such coverage.''.
(2) Nonapplication of incorporation provisions.--Section
715(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1185d(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)'' and
inserting ``(other than, beginning with the first plan
year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
the Know Where to Go in an Emergency Act of 2019, the
provisions of section 2730 of the Public Health Service
Act)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(other than,
beginning with the first plan year beginning on or
after the date of the enactment of the Know Where to Go
in an Emergency Act of 2019, the provisions of section
2730 of the Public Health Service Act)'' after ``such
part A''.
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 1
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 714 the
following new items:
``Sec. 715. Additional market reforms.
``Sec. 716. Information on nearest in-network hospital or urgent care
facility.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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