US Congress House Bill 2077 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. To warrant an exception to the protocol, at least one of the following circumstances must be met: (1) the treatment is contraindicated, (2) the treatment is expected to be ineffective, (3) the treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (4) the treatment is expected to decrease the individual's ability either to perform daily activities or occupational responsibilities or adhere to the treatment plan, or (5) the individual is stable based on the prescription drugs already selected. The bill requires a group health plan to implement a clear process for an individual to request an exception to the protocol. The process shall be readily available on the website of the group health plan and must list the requirements for a request and any necessary forms and contact information. Requests shall be granted no later than three days after receipt of the request. In certain cases where the life, health, and ability of the individual are jeopardized by the protocol, the request shall be granted no later than 24 hours after receipt of the request.

Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017

Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]
Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2077/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2077/BILLS-115hr2077ih.pdf