Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 19, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Age of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for colorectal screening for any participant or beneficiary who is 50 years of age or older or at high risk for colorectal cancer under terms and conditions that are no less favorable than those applicable to other screening benefits provided under the plan. Prohibits specified actions by group health plans to avoid the requirements of this Act, including denying enrollment, penalizing the provision of required services, or providing incentives for care inconsistent with this Act.
Requires such plan to provide certain disclosures to participants and beneficiaries, including regarding covered benefits, cost sharing, and participating providers.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify coverage requirements under this Act to incorporate new scientific and technological advances, practice pattern changes, or other updated medical practices regarding colorectal screening.
Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage under the federal employees health benefits program (FEHBP).
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2007 to Jul 27, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jul 17, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 27, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coinsurance
- Colon cancer
- Commerce
- Consumer education
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Employee health benefits
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health insurance
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- Medical screening
- Medical tests
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in House
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