ACA Enrollment Extension Act

Bill: 113-s-1693
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-11-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>ACA Enrollment Extension Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the initial open enrollment period provided by a health care exchange so that the period closes on a date that is the later of: (1) May 31, 2014, or (2) a later date determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) after considering the progress made on improving the functionality of the federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace and related factors.</p> <p>Provides similar terms for initial or special enrollment periods applicable to other health insurance coverage in the individual market.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals, for taxable year 2014, from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month ending prior to the enrollment period closing date determined by the Secretary under this Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2013 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Udall of Colorado , Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Merkley , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the initial open enrollment period.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ACA Enrollment Extension Act . 2. Extension of open enrollment period (a) Extension Section 1311(c)(6)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) an initial open enrollment period, to close on a date determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and which shall be the later of— (i) May 31, 2014; or (ii) a later date determined by the Secretary after considering the progress made on improving the functionality of the Federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace and related factors; . (b) Extension for other plans Section 2702(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Initial open enrollment period A health insurance issuer described in subsection (a) that provides health insurance coverage in the individual market shall provide for an initial open enrollment or special enrollment period applicable to such coverage that begins on the effective date of this section and ends on the date determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1311(c)(6)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. . (c) Nonapplication of penalty Section 5000A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Application to 2014 For purposes of imposing a penalty under this section for taxable year 2014, the amount of the penalty to be imposed shall not include any month ending prior to the closing date determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1311(c)(6)(A) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. .