Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2009

Summary

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2009 - 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 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 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, insofar as the attending physician, in consultation with the patient, determines such stay to be medically necessary; 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 coverage is provided for secondary consultations. Prohibits a group health plan from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this Act. Applies such requirements to health insurance issuers offering coverage in the individual market. Allows a health insurance issuer that provides individual health insurance coverage to nonrenew or discontinue an individual's coverage based on the intentional concealment of material facts regarding a health condition related to the condition for which coverage is being claimed.

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Timeline

1. 24 March 2009

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 24 March 2009 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 March 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 March 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 March 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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