HR 2314 · 107th Congress · Health

Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.(2001-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan or issuer, if it provides benefits for routine gynecological or obstetric specialist care benefits, to: (1) provide those benefits from a participating specialist without authorization or referral by a primary care provider; and (2) treat the ordering of other routine care by such participating specialist as an authorization by a primary care provider.…

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1 Republican