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H.R. 1472

Health Insurance Claim Prompt Payment Act of 1997

Health Insurance Claim Prompt Payment Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 and the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, to: (1) require group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage to pay interest on clean provider claims that are not paid within 30 days; and (2) establish standards relating to prompt payment of such claims.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5](D-NY)Sponsor
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  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
  2. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Health and Environment Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Education and the Workforce

    Education and Workforce Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100-A

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Commerce

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  6. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  7. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House