S 459 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007

Introduced Jan 31, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor Olympia J. Snowe R-ME

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2007
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from the plan or issuer for prescribing any such length of stay.

Requires such a plan or issuer to: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this Act; and (2) ensure that full coverage is provided for secondary consultations by specialists in the appropriate medical fields to confirm or refute a diagnosis of cancer.

Applies such requirements to health insurance issuers offering coverage in the individual market.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Sep 26, 2008, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 31, 2007
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 31, 2007
R-MSThad CochranOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 31, 2007
D-OHSherrod BrownFeb 8, 2007
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 31, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 119Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007Related billMay 9, 2007
HR 758Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008Identical billSep 25, 2008

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Jan 31, 2007Introduced in Senate

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