To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access to unrestricted medical advice.
Patient Right to Unrestricted Medical Advice Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, from imposing on a health professional any restriction on advice provided to a participant or beneficiary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 7.
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