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House Bill 5816
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 7, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Feb 7, 2020
Latest Action
Feb 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5816
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin
Republican
David Schweikert
Arizona
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Continuing Care for Patients Act of 2020

This bill requires private health insurance plans to continue providing benefits to continuing care patients when the contractual relationship with the provider or facility treating such patient changes or terminates. Continuing care patients include individuals undergoing (1) inpatient care, (2) care for pregnancy, (3) nonelective surgery, (4) treatment for a terminal illness, or (5) treatment for other serious condition that requires prolonged medical care.

Among other requirements, health insurance plans must notify continuing care patients about a termination of coverage and permit such patients to continue treatment under the plan, including transition to another health care setting, for not more than 90 days after that date that such notice is provided.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
February 7, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced in House
41
Sponsorship
House Bill 5826
Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
02/07/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/07/2020
Referred 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.
02/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 3:11:37 AM
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