Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2817
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2013-07-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Insurance industry and regulation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove prohibitions enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that prohibit a health plan from discriminating with respect to participation under the plan or coverage against any health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider's license or certification under applicable state law.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2817 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2013 Mr. Harris introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to remove the non-discrimination requirements relating to health care providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act of 2013 . 2. Removing non-discrimination requirements relating to health care providers Section 2706 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–5 ) is amended by striking Non-discrimination in health care and all that follows through The provisions of section 1558 and inserting the following: Non-discrimination in health care. The provisions of section 1558 .