1551 - Definitions
Notes that unless otherwise specified, the definitions contained in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act apply to Title I of the ACA.
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1552 - Transparency in Government
Specifies that within 30 days of enactment, HHS will publish on its website a list of all of ACA authorities provided to the Secretary.
1553 - Prohibition Against Discrimination on Assisted Suicide
Stipulates that the Federal government and any State or local government or healthcare provider receiving Federal financial assistance under the ACA may not subject an individual or institutional healthcare entity to discrimination on the basis that the entity does not provide any healthcare item or service furnished for the purpose of causing, or for the purpose of assisting in causing,...
1554 - Access to Therapies
Provides that HHS shall not promulgate any regulation that creates any unreasonable barriers to the ability of individuals to obtain appropriate medical care; impedes timely access to healthcare services; interferes with communications regarding a full range of treatment options between the patient and provider; restricts the ability of healthcare providers to provide full disclosure of all relevant information to patients making...
1555 - Freedom Not to Participate in Federal Health Insurance Programs
Provides that no individual, company, business, nonprofit entity or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance program created or expanded by the ACA. Specifies that there will not be a fine imposed upon any issuer for choosing not to participate in such programs.
1556 - Equity for Certain Eligible Survivors
Makes certain amendments to the Black Lung Benefits Act and applies these amendments to specified types of claims filed after January 1, 2005, that are pending on or after the date of ACA enactment (March 23, 2010).
1557 - Nondiscrimination
Generally articulates that individuals shall not – on grounds prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any health program or activity receiving Federal financial...
1558 - Protections for Employees
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to preclude employers from discharging or discriminating against any employee through compensation, terms, conditions or other privileges of employment because the employee (or an individual acting at the request of the employee) has: Received an ACA premium tax credit; Provided to certain parties information relating to any violation of, or any act...
1560 - Rules of Construction
Notes that nothing in this Title (or an amendment made by this Title) shall be construed to modify, impair or supersede the operation of referenced antitrust laws; modify or limit the application of the exemption for Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act under ERISA; or prohibit an institution of higher education from offering a student health insurance plan otherwise allowed by...
1561 - Health Information Technology Enrollment Standards and Protocols
By September 23, 2010, requires HHS to develop interoperable and secure standards and protocols that facilitate enrollment of individuals in Federal and State health and human services programs, as determined by the Secretary. Specifies that these standards shall allow for functions such as electronic matching against existing Federal and State data, including vital records, employment history, enrollment systems, tax records,...
1562 - GAO Study Regarding the Rate of Denial of Coverage and Enrollment by Health Insurance Issuers and Group Health Plans
Added by section 10107 of the Manager’s Amendment. Requires a GAO study on the incidence of denials of coverage for medical services – including the types of services and reasons for denial – as well as denials of applications to enroll in health insurance plans by group health plans and health insurance issuers. Report is due by March 23, 2011.
1563 - Small Business Procurement
Added by section 10107 of the Manager’s Amendment. Precludes the waiver of specified small business procurement requirements with respect to any contract awarded under any ACA program or other authority associated with the ACA or its amendments.
1563 [sic.] - Conforming Amendments
Makes a variety of specified conforming amendments.
1563 [sic.] - Sense of the Senate Promoting Fiscal Responsibility
Notes the Senate findings that based on CBO estimates, the ACA will reduce the Federal deficit in 2010-2019 and post-2019, as well as extend the solvency of the Medicare HI Trust Fund and increase the surplus in the Social Security Trust Fund; and that the initial net savings generated by the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program are necessary...