Bone Marrow Blood Testing Coverage Act of 1999

To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing.

Subjects

Health

Summary

Bone Marrow Blood Testing Coverage Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to provide coverage of human (leukocyte) antigen (bone marrow blood) testing under specified conditions. Gives the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services oversight authority under the respective Acts with regard to the administration and enforcement of this Act.

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Legislative Actions

1999-06-07
Introduced in House
1999-06-07
Introduced in House
1999-06-07
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
1999-06-07
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
1999-06-07
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
1999-06-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
1999-07-02
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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