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Calendar No. 779
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 423
[Report No. 108-390]
To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in
legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 14, 2003
Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Coleman, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Campbell, and Ms. Stabenow)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
October 7, 2004
Reported by Mr. Gregg, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in
legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Parity for
Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. COVERAGE AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) ERISA.--Section 702(a)(2)(B) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(B)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, except that a
plan or issuer may not deny benefits otherwise provided for the
treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from
participation of the participant or beneficiary in an activity such as
motorcycling, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle riding, horseback
riding, skiing or other similar legal activity''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) PHSA.--Section 2702(a)(2)(B) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting before
the period the following:
``, except that a plan or issuer may not deny benefits otherwise
provided for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury
resulted from participation of the enrollee in an activity such as
motorcycling, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle riding, horseback
riding, skiing or other similar legal activity''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Internal Revenue Code.--Section 9802(a)(2)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period
the following:
``, except that a plan or issuer may not deny benefits otherwise
provided for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury
resulted from participation of the enrollee in an activity such as
motorcycling, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle riding, horseback
riding, skiing or other similar legal activity''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical
Correction Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE AMENDMENTS.
(a) ERISA.--Section 702(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Construction.--For'' and inserting the
following: ``Scope.--
``(A) Waiting periods.--For''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Limitation on denial of benefits.--For
purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan, or a
health insurance issuer offering group health insurance
coverage in connection with a group health plan, may
not deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan or
coverage for the treatment of an injury solely because
such injury resulted from the participation of the
individual in a legal mode of transportation or a legal
recreational activity.''.
(b) PHSA.--Section 2702(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg-1(a)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Construction.--For'' and inserting the
following: ``Scope.--
``(A) Waiting periods.--For''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Limitation on denial of benefits.--For
purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan, or a
health insurance issuer offering group health insurance
coverage in connection with a group health plan, may
not deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan or
coverage for the treatment of an injury solely because
such injury resulted from the participation of the
individual in a legal mode of transportation or a legal
recreational activity.''.
(c) Internal Revenue Code.--Section 9802(a)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``Construction.--For'' and inserting the
following: ``Scope.--
``(A) Waiting periods.--For''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Limitation on denial of benefits.--For
purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan may not
deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan for the
treatment of an injury solely because such injury
resulted from the participation of the individual in a
legal mode of transportation or a legal recreational
activity.''.
Calendar No. 779
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 423
[Report No. 108-390]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in
legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 7, 2004
Reported with an amendment
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