Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover (1) specified infertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization), if the plan also covers obstetrical services; and (2) fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary treatment that may cause impairment of fertility.
Private health insurance plans must apply cost sharing for such services that does not exceed the amount for similar services covered by the plan. Further, plans are prohibited from (1) providing incentives for plan holders to forego infertility treatment, or (2) reducing the reimbursement rate to providers of such treatments.
The bill also extends infertility treatment and fertility preservation coverage to Medicaid enrollees, federal employees, members of the military, and veterans.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jan 24, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in House
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 1461 | Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act | Related bill | May 14, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in House
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