HR 2046 · 106th Congress · Health

Patient Access to Information Act of 1999

Introduced 1999-06-08· Sponsored by Rep. Fletcher, Ernie [R-KY-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 5.(1999-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Patient Access to Information Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require plan administrators to include specified information on plan coverage, managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality of medical care in summary plan descriptions, and to provide certain other information upon request of the participant or beneficiary. Requires advance notice of exclusion from a drug formulary of a drug or biological that is used in the treatment of a chronic illness or disease.…

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