Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005
Latest action · May 20, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance)(OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the time limitations for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for individuals who receive a kidney transplant or other organ transplant.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of SSA to apply special rules to individuals receiving additional coverage for immunosuppressive drugs, including: (1) that such individual is deemed to be enrolled under Medicare part B for purposes of receiving such coverage; (2) that such individual is responsible for the full amount of the applicable premiums; and (3) that deductible and coinsurance amounts apply. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish procedures for implementing such coverage.
Extends Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease beneficiaries.
Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or issuer to provide coverage of immunosuppressive drugs that is at least as comprehensive as coverage provided on the date of enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2005 to Nov 13, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | May 3, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Nov 13, 2006 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 3, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2005 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 3, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 3, 2005 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- May 13, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- May 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 3, 2005Introduced in House
- May 3, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 173 | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jan 26, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received an organ transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2005Introduced in House
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