HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

A bill to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.

Subjects

Health

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 1749Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act
2003-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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Legislative Actions

2003-02-14
Introduced in Senate
2003-02-14
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2539)
2003-02-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2003-10-29
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2004-10-07
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-390.
2004-10-07
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-390.
2004-10-07
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 779.
2004-11-21
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839-11840; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839-11840; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
2004-11-21
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839-11840; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839-11840; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
2004-11-24
Received in the House.
2004-11-24

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