Bipartisan Patient Protection Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2002 Held at the desk.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 14, 2001
- Passed SenateJun 29, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 102) Sets forth procedures concerning initial claims and notice for benefits, including setting forth a timeline for making benefit determinations and expedited determinations any time there is a serious threat to an individual's health or life.
(Sec. 103) Provides an appeals procedure and appeals timeline.
(Sec. 104) Requires a plan and issuer offering health insurance coverage, to provide beneficiaries, and enrollees (or authorized representatives), upon request, with access to an independent external review for any denial of a claim for benefits. Sets forth penalties for noncompliance. Sets forth standards for reviewers.
(Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Health Care Consumer Assistance Fund to be used to award grants to eligible States to carry out consumer assistance activities designed to provide information, assistance, and referrals to consumers of health insurance products. Authorizes appropriations.
Subtitle B: Access to Care - Requires a plan and issuer providing coverage to provide for coverage of services only if the services are furnished through health care professionals and providers who are members of a network of health care professionals and providers who have entered into a contract with the plan or issuer to provide such services to offer (at the time of enrollment and during an annual open season) the option of health insurance coverage or health benefits which provide for coverage of such services which are not furnished through health care professionals and providers who are members of such a network unless there is also offered non-network coverage through another plan or issuer in the group market.
(Sec. 112) Requires a plan or issuer providing for the designation of a participating primary care provider to permit each participant, beneficiary, and enrollee to designate any participating primary care provider or specialist who is available to accept such individual.
(Sec. 113) Requires a plan or issuer offering emergency health services to cover emergency health services without prior authorization and by either a participating or nonparticipating health care provider.
(Sec. 114) Requires the timely provision of access to specialists.
(Sec. 115) Requires direct patient access for obstetrical and gynecological services.
(Sec. 116) Requires a plan or issuer providing for the designation of a participating primary care provider for a child to permit the designation of pediatrician as a child's primary care provider.
(Sec. 117) Sets forth provisions concerning continuation of care when a provider is terminated.
(Sec. 118) Requires a plan or issuer, to the extent that there is coverage for benefits with respect to prescription drugs and such coverage is limited to drugs included in a formulary to: (1) ensure the participation of physicians and pharmacists in developing and reviewing such formulary; (2) provide for disclosure of the formulary to providers; and (3) in accordance with the applicable quality assurance and utilization review standards of the plan or issuer, provide for exceptions from the formulary limitation when a non-formulary alternative is medically necessary and appropriate and, in the case of such an exception, apply the same cost-sharing requirements that would have applied in the case of a drug covered under the formulary.
Prohibits a group health plan (or health insurance offered in connection with such a plan) covering drugs or medical devices from denying of coverage of a drug or device on the basis that the use is investigational, if the use: (1) in the case of a prescription drug, is included in the labeling authorized by the application in effect for the drug pursuant to specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act, without regard to any postmarketing requirements that may apply under either such Act; or (2) in the case of a medical device, is included in the labeling authorized by a regulation or approved application under specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, without regard to any postmarketing requirements that may apply under such Act. States that coverage of prescription drugs or medical devices shall not be required by a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan).
(Sec. 119) Prohibits denying a "qualified individual" (an individual who, among other specifications, has a life threatening or serious illness for which there is no effective standard treatment) participation in an approved clinical trial.
(Sec. 120) Requires a plan or issuer providing medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient coverage with respect to the treatment of breast cancer is provided for a period of time as is determined by the attending physician, in consultation with the patient, to be medically necessary and appropriate following a mastectomy, a lumpectomy, or a lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer.
Subtitle C: Access to Information - Requires specific covered benefit, cost sharing, disrenrollment, service area, provider, preauthorization requirement, experimental and investigational treatment, specialty care, clinical trial, prescription drug coverage, emergency services, claims and appeals, advance directives and organ donation, and other information to be provided upon initial enrollment and annually. Requires information relating to benefits reduction to be provided at least 30 days before the reduction is effective.
(Sec. 122) Prohibits a plan or issuer establishing rules for eligibility (including continued eligibility) of any individual to enroll based on genetic information (or information about a request for or the receipt of genetic services by such individual or a family member of such individual) in relation to an individual or a dependent of such individual.
Prohibits requesting or requiring predictive genetic information concerning an individual or a family member of the individual (including information about a request for or the receipt of genetic services by such individual or a family member of such individual), except as necessary for diagnosis, treatment, or payment.
Requires notice of confidentiality practices, the establishment and maintenance of confidentiality safeguards, and the compliance with specified standards with respect to genetic information.
Subtitle D: Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship - Prohibits restricting a health care professional from advising a plan or issuer participant, beneficiary, or enrollee about the health status of the individual or medical care or treatment for the individual's condition or disease based on the coverage provided (or not provided) by the plan or issuer, if the professional is acting within the lawful scope of practice.
(Sec. 132) Prohibits a plan from discriminating against a provider, with respect to participation or indemnification, as long as the provider is acting within the scope the provider's license.
(Sec. 133) Prohibits a plan or issuer from operating any physician incentive system.
(Sec. 134) Requires a plan or issuer to provide for prompt payment of claims.
(Sec. 135) Prohibits a plan or issuer from retaliating against a participant or provider due to the utilization of any grievance or utilization review process by a participant or provider.
Subtitle E: Definitions - Sets forth definitions.
(Sec. 152) Sets forth provisions concerning preemption of State laws.
(Sec. 153) Prohibits anything in this title from being construed to require a plan or issuer to offer specific items or services, other than those provided by the plan or issuer, except that the provisions of sections 111 through 117 shall not apply to a plan when the only coverage offered is fee-for-service coverage.
Title II: Application of Quality Care Standards to Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage Under the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require plans and issuers to adhere to the patient protection requirements of the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act and provides for cooperation between Federal and State authorities.
(Sec. 204) Eliminates the option of non-Federal governmental plans to be excepted from requirements concerning genetic information.
Title III: Application of Patient Protection Standards to Federal Health Care Programs - Requires the application of patient protection standards to Federal health care programs.
Title IV: Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require compliance with the patient protection requirements of the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act.
(Sec. 402) Sets forth provisions concerning the availability of Federal civil remedies in cases not involving medically reviewable decisions to provide, as a general rule, for liability to a participant or beneficiary (or the estate of such participant or beneficiary) for economic and noneconomic damages (but not exemplary or punitive damages) in connection with the personal injury or death of a participant or beneficiary if a plan or issuer fails to exercise ordinary care in making a decision with respect to the denial of a claim for benefits and such failure to provide benefits is a proximate cause of personal injury to, or the death of, the participant or beneficiary.
(Sec. 403) Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) certain limitations on class actions; (2) cooperation between Federal and State authorities; and (3) expressing the sense of the Senate that a court should consider the loss of a nonwage earning spouse or parent as an economic loss.
Title V: Effective Dates; Coordination in Implementation - Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) effective dates; (2) coordination in implementation; (3) severability; and (4) the treatment of religious nonmedical providers.
Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - States that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter the Social Security Act; and (2) if the Secretary of the Treasury estimates that the enactment of this Act has a negative impact on the income and balances of the Social Security trust funds, the Secretary shall transfer from the general revenues of the Federal Government an amount sufficient so as to ensure that the income and balances of such trust funds are not reduced as a result of the enactment of such Act.
(Sec. 602) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the fees for certain customs services from September 30, 2003, to September 30, 2011, and March 31, 2006.
(Sec. 603) Requires any letter of credit under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act that would otherwise be sent to the Treasury or the Federal Reserve Board on September 30, 2002, by a carrier with a contract under such part to be sent on October 1, 2002.
(Sec. 604) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to: (1) participation in clinical trials and access to specialty care; and (2) fair review process.
(Sec. 606) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually request that the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the impact of this Act on the number of individuals in the United States with health insurance coverage.
Provides for the repeal of section 402 of this Act if the Secretary, in any report submitted, determines that more than one million individuals in the United States have lost their health insurance coverage as a result of the enactment of this Act, as compared to the number of individuals with health insurance coverage in the 12-month period preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 607) Amends general provisions of Federal law to state that the terms "person," "human being," and "individual" include a born-alive infant.
Recorded votes 4
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 220 | On Passage of the Bill S. 1052 | Bill Passed59–36 | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Senate 214 | On the Point of Order S. 1052 | Point of Order Sustained57–41 | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Senate 196 | On the Motion (Grassley Motion to Commit S.1052) | Motion Rejected39–61 | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Senate 193 | On the Motion to Proceed S. 1052 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to98–0 | Jun 21, 2001 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2001 to Jul 17, 2001; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 17, 2001 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 19, 2002Received in the House.
- Nov 19, 2002Held at the desk.
- Jun 29, 2001Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7127-7185)
- Jun 29, 2001Motion by Senator Smith, of OR to commit to Senate Committee on Finance, with instructions to report H.R. 3 back to the Senate with an amendment, made in Senate. (text: CR S7136; text as modified: CR S7138)
In the Congressional Record 15
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7839–S7843, S7853 | Don Nickles R-OK, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, John Edwards D-NC, John McCain R-AZ, Rick Santorum R-PA | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7359 | John Edwards D-NC | Jul 25, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8196–S8198 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 25, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7293Text printed S7338–S7361 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 9, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7127–S7185, S7136–S7138, S7287, S7288Amendments S7129, S7132, S7138, S7142, S7146, S7149, S7155, S7158, S7160, S7161, S7162, S7163, S7164, S7195, S7262, S7263, S7281, S7282Motions S7130, S7131, S7136, S7138, S7142, S7145, S7148, S7153Recorded votes S7128, S7129, S7130, S7131, S7132, S7133, S7145, S7149, S7154, S7173, S7185Baucus motion to table Craig amendment (tax treatment of certain medical savings accounts)Baucus point of order on Smith of Oregon motion to commit (permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates)DeWine amendment (limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's)Edwards motion to table Ensign amendment (immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients)enactKyl amendment (permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits)Grassley motion to waive Budget Act relative to Grassley amendment (Customs Service merchandise processing fee extension and Medicare contractor payment delay)Kennedy motion to table Nickles amendment (application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans)Reid motion to table Santorum amendment (dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance)Santorum amendment (protect infants who are born alive)Thompson amendment (require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation) | Arlen Specter D-PA, Barbara Boxer D-CA (amendment), Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO (amendment), Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR, Bob Smith R-NH (amendment), Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Carl Levin D-MI, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Chuck Grassley R-IA (motion), Conrad R. Burns R-MT (motion), Craig Thomas R-WY, Don Nickles R-OK (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (amendment, motion), Fred Thompson R-TN (amendment), George Allen R-VA (amendment, motion), Gordon H. Smith R-OR (motion), Harry Reid D-NV (amendment, motion), Herb Kohl D-WI, James M. Inhofe R-OK (amendment), James M. Jeffords R-VT, Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), John B. Breaux D-LA (amendment), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, John Edwards D-NC (motion), John Ensign R-NV (amendment), John F. Kerry D-MA, John McCain R-AZ (motion), John Warner R-VA (amendment), Jon Kyl R-AZ (amendment), Jon S. Corzine D-NJ, Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Judd Gregg R-NH (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND, Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment, motion), Maria Cantwell D-WA, Max Baucus D-MT (motion), Michael B. Enzi R-WY (amendment, motion), Mike Crapo R-ID (motion), Mike DeWine R-OH (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT (motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Phil Gramm R-TX (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Rick Santorum R-PA (amendment), Robert F. Bennett R-UT (motion), Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Sam Brownback R-KS (motion), Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), Ted Stevens R-AK, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, Thomas R. Carper D-DE (amendment), Tim Hutchinson R-AR (motion), Tom Harkin D-IA, Trent Lott R-MS, Wayne Allard R-CO (amendment), William H. Frist R-TN (amendment) | Jun 29, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 20, 2001S. 1052, Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on June 29, 2001</p>
- Jul 20, 2001S. 1052, Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights ActCost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on June 29, 2001
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-118 | INSURANCE COVERAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS118 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-16 | MAKING ENDS MEET: CHALLENGES FACING WORKING FAMILIES IN AMERICA95 pages | Budget Committee | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Serial No. 107-42 | TRADE AGENCY BUDGET AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER CUSTOMS ISSUES104 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 17, 2001 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40948 | Constitutional Points of Order in the Senate | Report | Nov 26, 2025 |
| RL30006 | Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy Archived | Report | Apr 28, 2008 |
Amendments 52
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 807 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for 100 percent of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals. | Tim Hutchinson R-AR | Amendment SA 807 determined out of order by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 194. |
| SA 808 | No description on file | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 809 | To express the sense of the Senate with respect to the opportunity to participate in approved clinical trials and access to specialty care. | John McCain R-AZ | Amendment SA 809 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 1. Record Vote Number: 195. (text as modified: CR S6633) |
| SA 810 | To exempt employers from causes of action under the Act. | Phil Gramm R-TX | Amendment SA 810 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 57. Record Vote Number: 197. |
| SA 811 | No description on file | Arlen Specter D-PA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 812 | To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the selection of independent review organizations. | John McCain R-AZ | Amendment SA 812 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 813 | No description on file | Sam Brownback R-KS | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 814 | To protect infants who are born alive. | Rick Santorum R-PA | Amendment SA 814 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 208. |
| SA 815 | No description on file | Rick Santorum R-PA | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 816 | To limit the application of the liability provisions of the Act if the General Accounting Office finds that the application of such provisions has increased the number of uninsured individuals. | Christopher S. Bond R-MO | Amendment SA 816 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 6. Record Vote Number: 198. |
| SA 817 | To exempt small employers from causes of action under the Act. | Wayne Allard R-CO | Amendment SA 817 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 53. Record Vote Number: 199. |
| SA 818 | To clarify that independent medical reviewers may not require coverage for excluded benefits and to clarify provisions relating to the independent determinations of the reviewer. | Jon Kyl R-AZ | Motion to table amendment SA 818 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 200. |
| SA 819 | To require exhaustion of remedies. | Fred Thompson R-TN | Amendment SA 819 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 213. (text as modified: CR S7132 |
| SA 820 | To clarify that nothing in the bill permits independent medical reviewers to require that plans or issuers cover specifically excluded items or services. | John McCain R-AZ | Amendment SA 820 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 201. |
| SA 821 | To exempt small employers from causes of action under the Act. | Wayne Allard R-CO | Motion to table amendment SA 821 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 215. |
| SA 822 | No description on file | Wayne Allard R-CO | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 823 | No description on file | Wayne Allard R-CO | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 824 | No description on file | Wayne Allard R-CO | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 825 | No description on file | Wayne Allard R-CO | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 826 | To modify provisions relating to preemption and State flexibility. | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Motion to table amendment SA 826 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 202. |
| SA 827 | No description on file | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 828 | No description on file | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 829 | No description on file | Mike DeWine R-OH | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 830 | To modify provisions relating to the standard with respect to the continued applicability of State law. | John B. Breaux D-LA | Amendment SA 830 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 36. Record Vote Number: 203. |
| SA 831 | To ensure that patients receive a minimum share of any settlement or award in a cause of action under this Act. | Christopher S. Bond R-MO | Motion to table amendment SA 831 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 38. Record Vote Number: 204. |
| SA 832 | No description on file | William H. Frist R-TN | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 833 | To limit the amount of attorneys' fees in a cause of action brought under this Act. | John Warner R-VA | Amendment SA 833 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as further modified: CR S7162) |
| SA 834 | To modify provisions relating to causes of action against employers. | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Amendment SA 834 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 4. Record Vote Number: 205. (text as modified: CR S7053) |
| SA 835 | No description on file | Sam Brownback R-KS | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 836 | No description on file | Sam Brownback R-KS | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 837 | No description on file | Sam Brownback R-KS | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 838 | No description on file | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 839 | To include information relating to disenrollment in the information provided to patients. | Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX | Amendment SA 839 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 840 | To provide immunity to certain self-insured group health plans that provide health insurance options. | Michael B. Enzi R-WY | Proposed amendment SA 840 (Division II) withdrawn in Senate. |
| SA 841 | To dedicate 75 percent of any awards of civil monetary penalties allowed under this Act to a Federal trust fund to finance refundable tax credits for uninsured individuals and families. | Rick Santorum R-PA | Motion to table amendment SA 841 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 217. (text as modified: CR S7149) |
| SA 842 | To limit class actions to a single plan. | Mike DeWine R-OH | Amendment SA 842 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 209. (text as modified: CR S7129) |
| SA 843 | To ensure the sanctity of the health plan contract. | Phil Gramm R-TX | Amendment SA 843 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 844 | To require that causes of action under this Act be maintained in Federal Court. | Arlen Specter D-PA | Amendment SA 844 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 58. Record Vote Number: 207. |
| SA 845 | To strike provisions relating to customs user fees, and medicare payment delay. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 845 ruled out of order by the chair. |
| SA 846 | To apply the bill to plans maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements beginning on the general effective date. | Don Nickles R-OK | Motion to table amendment SA 846 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 211. |
| SA 847 | To prohibit human germline gene modification. | Sam Brownback R-KS | Proposed amendment SA 847 withdrawn in Senate. |
| SA 848 | To provide that health care professionals who provide pro bono medical services to medically underserved or indigent individuals are immune from liability. | John Ensign R-NV | Motion to table amendment SA 848 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 212. |
| SA 849 | To provide for genetic nondiscrimination. | John Ensign R-NV | Amendment SA 849 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S7161-7162) |
| SA 850 | To apply the patient protection standards to Federal health benefits programs. | Don Nickles R-OK | Amendment SA 850 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 851 | To express the sense of the Senate regarding making medical savings accounts available to all Americans. | Larry E. Craig R-ID | Motion to table amendment SA 851 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 216. |
| SA 852 | To limit the amount of attorneys' fees in a cause of action brought under this Act. | Harry Reid D-NV | Proposed amendment SA 852 withdrawn in Senate. |
| SA 853 | To clarify the law which applies in a State cause of action. | Fred Thompson R-TN | Amendment SA 853 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 854 | To permit choices in costs and damages. | Jon Kyl R-AZ | Amendment SA 854 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 54. Record Vote Number: 218. |
| SA 855 | To disallow punitive damages. | Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Proposed amendment SA 855 withdrawn in Senate. |
| SA 856 | To provide for a complete substitute. | William H. Frist R-TN | Amendment SA 856 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 59. Record Vote Number: 219. |
| SA 857 | No description on file | John Ensign R-NV | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 860 | To make technical and conforming amendments. | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Amendment SA 860 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 872 | Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Related bill | May 15, 2001 |
| HR 2563 | Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Related bill | Sep 6, 2001 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bipartisan Patient Protection Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Bipartisan Patient Protection Act
- Popular Titles
- Patients' Bill of Rights bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Abortion procedures
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Breast cancer
- Case management
- Cesarean section
- Child health
- Childbirth
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Class actions (Civil procedure)
- Clinical trials
- Collective bargaining agreements
- Commerce
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Customs administration
- Damages
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Labor
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Drug approvals
- Drug utilization
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services
- Employee health benefits
- Employers' liability
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal preemption
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Freedom of speech
- Genetic counseling
- Genetic screening
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Grievance procedures
- Gynecology
- Health
- Health insurance
- Health insurance continuation
- Health insurance industry
- Health maintenance organizations
- Humans
- Infants
- Insurance premiums
- Insurance rates
- Labeling
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legislation
- Liability (Law)
- Licenses
- Losses
- Managed care
- Married people
- Mastectomy
- Medical economics
- Medical genetics
- Medical malpractice
- Medical records
- Medical supplies
- Medical tests
- Medically uninsured
- Medicare
- Medicare managed care
- Obstetricians
- Obstetrics
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Parents
- Patient satisfaction
- Patients' rights
- Pediatricians
- Persons
- Pharmacists
- Physician-patient privilege
- Physicians
- Preventive medicine
- Punitive damages
- Quality of care
- Salaries
- Social security finance
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- State laws
- Surgery
- User charges
- Women
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2001Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 29, 2001Public Print
- Jun 18, 2001Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 14, 2001Introduced in Senate
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