SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING MAMMOG-
RAPHY AND ANNUAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE 
IMAGING UNDER INDIVIDUAL HEALTH COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title XXVII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 2753 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2754. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR 
SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC 
RESONANCE IMAGING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 2708 
(other than subsections (d) and (f)) shall apply to health 
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer 
in the individual market in the same manner as it applies 
to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small 
or large group market. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—A health insurance issuer under this 
part shall comply with the notice requirement under sec-
tion 715(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements referred to 
in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer 
and such issuer were a group health plan. 
‘‘(c) PREEMPTION; EXCEPTION FOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE COVERAGE IN CERTAIN STATES.— 
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‘‘(1) ANNUAL
SCREENING
MAMMOGRAPHY.— 
The requirements of this section, with respect to an-
nual screening mammography for women who are 40 
years of age or older or for high risk women, shall 
not apply with respect to health insurance coverage 
if there is a State law (as defined in section 
2723(d)(1)) for a State that regulates such cov-
erage, that requires coverage in the individual health 
insurance market to be provided for annual screen-
ing mammography for women who are 40 years of 
age or older or for high risk women, respectively, 
and that provides at least the protections described 
in section 2708(b) (as applied under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(2) MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING.—The re-
quirements of this section, with respect to annual 
magnetic resonance imaging, shall not apply with re-
spect to health insurance coverage if there is a State 
law (as defined in section 2723(d)(1)) for a State 
that regulates such coverage, that requires coverage 
in the individual health insurance market to be pro-
vided for annual magnetic resonance imaging for 
high risk women, and that provides at least the pro-
tections described in section 2708(b) (as applied 
under subsection (a)). 
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‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 2762(a) shall 
not be construed as superseding a State law de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2762(b)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–63(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 2751’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2751 and 
2754’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to health insurance 
coverage offered, sold, issued, or renewed in the individual 
market on or after the date that is 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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