US HB5937 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-7)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction is possible at the time of breast cancer surgery or in a delayed fashion; (2) prostheses or breast forms may be available; (3) federal law mandates that both public and private health plans include coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses; (4) the patient has a right to choose the provider of reconstructive care, including the potential transfer of care to a surgeon that provides breast reconstructive care; and (5) the patient may opt to undergo breast reconstruction in a delayed fashion for personal reasons or after completion of all other breast cancer treatments. Prohibits such campaign from specifying, or being designed to serve as a tool to limit, the health care providers available to patients.
Title
Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012
Sponsors
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] |
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] | Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ] | Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-06-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2012-06-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3628 (Same As) 2012-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Cancer
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5937/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5937/BILLS-112hr5937ih.pdf |