US Congress House Bill 2279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 105-53)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) the treatment is expected to be ineffective, (2) the treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (3) the treatment is expected to decrease the individual's ability either to perform daily activities or occupational responsibilities or adhere to the treatment plan, (4) the individual is stable based on the prescription drugs already selected, or (5) there are other medical reasons that warrant withholding the treatment. The bill requires a group health plan to implement and make readily available a clear process for an individual to request an exception to the protocol. Requests must be granted no later than three days after receipt of the request. In certain cases where the life, health, and ability of the individual are jeopardized by the protocol, the request shall be granted no later than 24 hours after receipt of the request.

Safe Step Act

Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]
Rep. James Comer [R-KY]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-04-10	House	Introduced in House

SB2546 (Related) 2019-09-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2279/BILLS-116hr2279ih.pdf