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HR 1076 IH

To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.

February 15, 2007

Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. KAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act'.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE AMENDMENTS.

(a) ERISA- Section 702(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended--

(1) by striking `CONSTRUCTION- For' and inserting the following: `SCOPE-

`(A) WAITING PERIODS- For'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(B) LIMITATION ON DENIAL OF BENEFITS- For purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan, may not deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan or coverage for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from the participation of the individual in a legal mode of transportation or a legal recreational activity.'.

(b) PHSA- Section 2702(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(a)(3)) is amended--

(1) by striking `CONSTRUCTION- For' and inserting the following: `SCOPE-

`(A) WAITING PERIODS- For'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(B) LIMITATION ON DENIAL OF BENEFITS- For purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan, may not deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan or coverage for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from the participation of the individual in a legal mode of transportation or a legal recreational activity.'.

(c) Internal Revenue Code- Section 9802(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--

(1) by striking `CONSTRUCTION- For' and inserting the following: `SCOPE-

`(A) WAITING PERIODS- For'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(B) LIMITATION ON DENIAL OF BENEFITS- For purposes of paragraph (2), a group health plan may not deny benefits otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from the participation of the individual in a legal mode of transportation or a legal recreational activity.'.