To provide for access to health insurance coverage of life-sustaining treatments furnished by certain providers.

Bill: 113-hr-3621
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2013-11-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Surgery and anesthesia
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Allows an individual residing in a state who had health insurance coverage in effect as of December 31 under which a provider furnished such individual benefits for a life-sustaining treatment with respect to a health condition, and for whom such coverage is not continued for the following plan year and is not offered in such state by such provider, to enroll in health insurance offered in any other state that provides for coverage of such treatment by such provider, as if such individual were a resident of such other state.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3621 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 22, 2013 Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for access to health insurance coverage of life-sustaining treatments furnished by certain providers.

1. Providing for access to health insurance coverage of life-sustaining treatments furnished by certain providers (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who resides in a State and who as of December 31 of a year had in effect health insurance coverage that provided benefits for a life-sustaining treatment, with respect to a health condition of such individual, furnished by a provider that before such date furnished one or more services to such individual related to such condition, if— (1) such coverage for such individual is not continued for the plan year beginning after such date; and (2) there is no health insurance coverage offered in such State that provides for coverage of such life-saving treatment by such provider; the individual may enroll in health insurance coverage offered in any other State, which provides for coverage of such operation by such provider, as if such individual were a resident of such other State. (b) Life-Sustaining treatment defined For purposes of subsection (a), the term life-sustaining treatment means, with respect to an individual, any medical device or procedure, including a drug, ventilator, surgery, therapy, or artificially provided fluids and nutrients, that, as certified by the health care provider of such individual, is required to increase life expectancy of such individual by restoring or taking over a vital bodily function.