United States · Bill · S
S. 88 (105th)
Improved Patient Access to Clinical Studies Act of 1997
Introduced
21 January 1997
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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Summary
Improved Patient Access to Clinical Studies Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan from denying, limiting, or imposing additional conditions on coverage if: (1) the enrollee is participating in an approved clinical study; (2) the items and services are furnished according to the study's design or to treat conditions resulting from study participation; and (3) the items and services would otherwise be covered. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply that prohibition to coverage offered by an issuer in the individual market.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 January 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/88
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/88