Know Your Provider Act of 2020
Latest action · Feb 7, 2020 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Know Your Provider Act of 2020
This bill requires private health insurance plans to
- establish publicly available databases listing the contact information for providers and facilities delivering services under the plan,
- periodically verify and update the information on such databases,
- include notice in other provider directories that the most current information is available through the database, and
- establish procedures for responding promptly to inquiries from plan holders.
Further, providers and facilities must establish processes for submitting current information to contracted health plans.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Feb 7, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
- Feb 7, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5826 | Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 | Related bill | Feb 12, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2020Introduced in House
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