United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13
Coverage of preventive health services
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- S 4189 INSULIN Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 4566 Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8840 Fair Care Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8551 Early Access to Screening Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8442 Patient Refunds for Bad Denials Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8260 Cardiovascular Disease Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2026 Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8164 Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 297 PSA Screening for HIM Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7853 PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 3990 PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6512 Putting Patients First Healthcare Freedom Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 6288 Caring for Grieving Families Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5899 Caring for Mothers Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5256 340B ACCESS Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5127 PrEP and PEP are Prevention Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4569 Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3480 Health Coverage for IVF Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1500 Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3037 Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1410 Find It Early Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1239 Convenient Contraception Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2529 Convenient Contraception Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2114 Block Organ Transplant Purchases from China Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 1776 New Health Options Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 1300 PSA Screening for HIM Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 639 Doctor Knows Best Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5782 Affordable Rabies Treatment for All Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 6892 Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4816 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or indivi... Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3851 Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4392 PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023 Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3086 Find It Early Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2534 PROTECT 340B Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8987 Lowest Price for Patients Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8855 To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect unborn children. Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8574 340B ACCESS Act 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-net Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8465 Caring for Mothers Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 8128 Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 7141 Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 6856 Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 6412 Down Syndrome Diagnosis Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 6230 Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 5909 Caring for Grieving Families Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2821 PSA Screening for HIM Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2464 Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2427 A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or... Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2188 PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023 Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 1826 PSA Screening for HIM Act Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 9644 National All-Payer Claims Database Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 9505 Find It Early Act Amends 300gg-13(a) · introduced · 117th Congress
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The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
(a) In general A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall, at a minimum provide coverage for and shall not impose any cost sharing requirements for—
(1) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating of “A” or “B” in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force;
(2) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and 1
(3) with respect to infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration.1
(4) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not described in paragraph (1) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration for purposes of this paragraph.1
(5) for the purposes of this chapter, and for the purposes of any other provision of law, the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a plan or issuer from providing coverage for services in addition to those recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force or to deny coverage for services that are not recommended by such Task Force.
(b) Interval (1) In general
The Secretary shall establish a minimum interval between the date on which a recommendation described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or a guideline under subsection (a)(3) is issued and the plan year with respect to which the requirement described in subsection (a) is effective with respect to the service described in such recommendation or guideline.
(2) Minimum
The interval described in paragraph (1) shall not be less than 1 year.
(c) Value-based insurance design
The Secretary may develop guidelines to permit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to utilize value-based insurance designs.
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