Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007
Latest action · May 18, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act 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 or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions no less favorable than for other routine screenings. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) denying eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely to avoid these requirements; (2) denying coverage for such screening because there are no known risk factors present or because the screening is not clinically indicated, medically necessary, or pursuant to a referral, consent, or recommendation by any health care provider; (3) providing monetary payments, rebates, or other benefits to encourage individuals to accept less than the minimum protections available under this Act; (4) penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a provider because such provider provided care to a participant or beneficiary in accordance with this Act; (5) providing incentives to induce the provision of care in a manner inconsistent with this Act; or (6) denying a participant or beneficiary continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely because of the results of an HIV/AIDS test or screening procedure.
Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2007 to Jun 5, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 8, 2007 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2007 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 7, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1313)
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1313 | Maxine Waters D-CA | Feb 7, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- AIDS (Disease)
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- 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
- Health
- Health insurance
- Human immunodeficiency viruses
- Labor and Employment
- Medical ethics
- Medical screening
- Medical tests
- Rebates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
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