US Congress House Bill 3323 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 42-24)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

DOC Access Act Dental and Optometric Care Access Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and individual health insurance coverage from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan or insurer does not pay a substantial amount. An agreement between a plan or insurer and such a doctor: (1) may only be changed with the doctor's acknowledgement and acceptance, and (2) may not last longer than two years if the agreement is for limited scope dental or vision benefits. Such a doctor must be allowed to participate in a: (1) plan or coverage without accepting terms for ancillary services or procedures, and (2) provider network without participating in a specific limited scope dental or vision benefit plan. Plans and insurers may not: (1) directly communicate with an enrolled individual in a manner that interferes with an existing doctor-patient relationship or a state or federal requirement, or (2) restrict such a doctor's choice of laboratories or suppliers. The bill establishes a private right of action for a person adversely affected by a violation of this Act.

DOC Access Act Dental and Optometric Care Access Act

Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-07-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-07-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3323/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3323/BILLS-114hr3323ih.pdf