United States · Bill · S
S. 3536 (116th)
Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020
Introduced
19 March 2020
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020 This bill requires private health insurance plans to provide a 30-day special enrollment period for eligible individuals after a public health emergency is declared. An employee who is eligible but not enrolled may enroll in an employer-provided group health plan during the special enrollment period. The bill also requires such plans to cover services related to the disease or condition resulting in the public health emergency including, if applicable, vaccines, diagnostic testing, and treatment and care for the disease or condition. Such coverage does not require a positive diagnosis of the disease or condition and cost sharing must be comparable to similar services covered outside the circumstance of a public health emergency.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 March 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 March 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3536
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3536