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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 24, 1999
Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage, to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders, as well as other tests or procedures or modifications to tests or procedures which may be determined to be appropriate for the detection of cancer.Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers.Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the requirements of this Act to coverage offered in the individual market.Amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to mandate coordination of regulations, rulings, and interpretations among the Secretaries of the Treasury, of Health and Human Services, and of Labor relating to matters over which two or more of the Secretaries have responsibility.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to modify coverage requirements applicable pursuant to amendments made by this Act to reflect changes in medical practice or new scientific knowledge, on the Secretary's own initiative or upon petition of an individual or organization.
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Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D–CA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11440-11441)
Introduced in Senate
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