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S. 969 (104th)

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996

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Introduced

27 June 1995

Last action

19 July 1996 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.

Sponsors

Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 April 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1995 - Requires a health plan to provide maternity benefits for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and her newborn following the birth of the child. Provides an exception for home births. Prohibits a health plan from modifying the terms and conditions of coverage if the enrollee requests less than minimum coverage. Requires a health plan to provide written notice, prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence, to each enrollee regarding the coverage required by this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 27 June 1995

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 June 1995

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9175-9176)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 June 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 September 1995

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 29 March 1996

    Floor

    Star Print ordered on the bill.

    Source: Floor

  6. 17 April 1996

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 May 1996

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4636-4637)

    Source: IntroReferral

  8. 19 July 1996

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 19 July 1996

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kassebaum with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-326. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  10. 19 July 1996

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kassebaum with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-326. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 19 July 1996

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