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S. 459 (110th)

Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007

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Introduced

31 January 2007

Last action

31 January 2007 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Patty Murray, Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Richard Durbin, Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Bernie Sanders, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Maria Cantwell, Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Charles Schumer, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from the plan or issuer for prescribing any such length of stay. Requires such a plan or issuer to: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this Act; and (2) ensure that full coverage is provided for secondary consultations by specialists in the appropriate medical fields to confirm or refute a diagnosis of cancer. Applies such requirements to health insurance issuers offering coverage in the individual market.

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Timeline

  1. 31 January 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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