US Congress House Bill 3762 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-21)
Status: Introduced on July 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits private health insurance plans from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan does not pay a substantial amount. Additionally, an agreement between a plan and such a doctor for limited scope dental or vision benefits may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance of the doctor for each term extension. Plans also may not 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 bill. The bill does not supersede state laws regarding health insurers and dental or vision benefit plans.

DOC Access Act of 2019 Dental and Optometric Care Access Act

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-07-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-07-15	House	Introduced in House

SB4894 (Related) 2020-11-12 - 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/3762/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3762/BILLS-116hr3762ih.pdf