HR 4709 · 105th Congress · Health
Beneficiary Notification Rights Act of 1998
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1998-10-14)
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Beneficiary Notification Rights Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a health insurance issuer intending to terminate coverage or allow a policy to lapse because a group health plan failed to pay premiums necessary to maintain coverage, to: (1) notify all participants and beneficiaries of such situation; and (2) if such plan is terminated, provide all participants and beneficiaries with the option of enrollment under a conversion health plan.…
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Cosponsors (4)
3 Democrats1 Republican