Congress 107 - HR 5325 - Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2002

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Administrative procedure Coinsurance Commerce Communication in medicine Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health Health counseling Health insurance Health insurance industry Labor and Employment Law Medical economics Patients' rights Physicians Standards Surgery

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Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for second opinions.

Directs the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, of Labor, and of the Treasury to coordinate administration of this Act.

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Nov 14, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sep 23, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 4, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 4, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1490)
Sep 4, 2002

Introduced in House

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