House Bill 4575
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Improving Provider Directories Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 27, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4575
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Improving Provider Directories Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans, including self-funded employer health plans, to display in online provider directories a method for notifying the plan about inaccurate provider information. Upon such notification, plans must correct and update the provider information in each directory within 30 days and submit an annual report to the state insurance commissioners in each state where the plan is available that contains the all corrective actions taken during the previous year.
Plans that do not comply with this requirement are subject to a tax penalty.
September 27, 2019
09/30/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/27/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/27/2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
09/27/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:45 PM