US Congress Senate Bill 1666 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthcare Privacy and Anti-Fraud Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance (including concerning liability) to protect the privacy of individually identifiable information submitted to, or accessed by, health care exchange navigators. Requires entities receiving grants under the navigator program to ensure that their employees undergo background checks, take an oath not to disclose individually identifiable information, and meet educational and licensure requirements comparable to those applicable to health insurance agents and brokers in the state. Imposes criminal penalties for disclosure of individually identifiable information and misrepresentation as a navigator. Directs the Secretary to annually make available a list of entities providing navigator services and a list of those determined to be ineligible or convicted of offenses described in this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month if the failure resulted from advice of a navigator or a person purporting to provide such services.

Healthcare Privacy and Anti-Fraud Act

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1666/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1666/BILLS-113s1666is.pdf