Health Coverage Reporting Paperwork Reduction Act

Bill: 115-hr-6718
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2018-09-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Health information and medical records

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Coverage Reporting Paperwork Reduction Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the reporting requirements for providers of minimum essential health insurance coverage. Under current law, statements regarding the health coverage must be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service and the covered individuals who are named in the statements. The bill provides that the statements for covered individuals are only required to be provided upon request of the individuals. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6718 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 6, 2018 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California , and Mrs. Black ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that health insurance coverage statements are required to be provided to individuals only upon request.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Coverage Reporting Paperwork Reduction Act . 2. Health insurance coverage statements to individuals required only upon request (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (c) Statements To be furnished upon request to individuals with respect to whom information is reported (1) In general Upon the request of any individual whose name is required to be set forth in a return required under subsection (a), the person required to make such return shall furnish to such individual a written statement showing— (A) the name and address of the person required to make such return and the phone number of the information contact for such person, and (B) the information required to be shown on the return with respect to such individual. (2) Time for requesting and furnishing statements Any request for the written statement described in paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 4 years after the close of the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made and shall be furnished not later than the later of— (A) January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was required to be made, or (B) 60 days after the date of such request. (3) 1 statement per individual; statement may be furnished at any time without request (A) In general In the case of any person required to make a return under subsection (a), the requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any individual whose name is required to be set forth in such return after such person has furnished to such individual the written statement described in paragraph (1). (B) Statement may be furnished at any time without request A written statement described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as timely furnished to any individual if such statement is furnished before such individual requests such statement. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to statements with respect to returns for calendar years after 2018.