,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecbh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 ,coffman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 and ,mr4 ,valadao7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to prohibit application of preexisting condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market1 contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guaranteed ,health ,coverage for ,pre-,existing ,conditions ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions 7a7 ,group market ,subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg et seq47 is amended by striking section #bgja and inserting the following3 #bgja4 ,prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions 7a7 ,in ,general ,a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage may not impose any preexisting condition exclusion with respect to such plan or coverage4 7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,preexisting condition exclusion 7,a7 ,in general ,the term preexisting condition exclusion means1 with respect to a group health plan or health insurance coverage1 a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating to a condition based on the fact that the condition was present before the date of enrollment in such plan or for such coverage1 whether or not any medical advice1 diagnosis1 care1 or treatment was recommended or received before such date4 7,b7 ,treatment of genetic information ,genetic information shall not be treated as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to such information4 7#b7 ,date of enrollment ,the term date of enrollment means1 with respect to an individual covered under a group health plan or health insurance coverage1 the date of enrollment of the individual in the plan or coverage or1 if earlier1 the first day of the waiting period for such enrollment4 7#c7 ,waiting period ,the term waiting period means1 with respect to a group health plan and an individual who is a potential participant or beneficiary in the plan1 the period that must pass with respect to the individual before the individual is eligible to be covered for benefits under the terms of the plan4 4 7b7 ,individual market ,subpart #a of part ,b of title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#da et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bgdf4 ,prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status ,the provisions of section #bgja shall apply to health insurance coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the group market4 4 #c4 ,guaranteed availability of coverage 7a7 ,group market ,subpart #c of part ,a of title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by striking section #bgaa 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aa7 and inserting the following3 #bgaa4 ,guaranteed availability of coverage 7a7 ,guaranteed issuance of coverage in the group market ,subject to subsection 7b71 each health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the group market in a ,state shall accept every employer and every individual in a group in the ,state that applies for such coverage4 7b7 ,enrollment 7#a7 ,restriction ,a health insurance issuer described in subsection 7a7 may restrict enrollment in coverage described in such subsection to open or special enrollment periods4 7#b7 ,establishment ,a health insurance issuer described in subsection 7a7 shall establish special enrollment periods for qualifying events 7as such term is defined in section #fjc of the ,employee ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of #aigd74 4 7b7 ,individual market ,subpart #a of part ,b of title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by striking section #bgda of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#da7 and inserting the following3 #bgda4 ,guaranteed availability of coverage ,the provisions of section #bgaa shall apply to health insurance coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as such provisions apply to health insurance coverage offered to employers by a health insurance issuer in connection with health insurance coverage in the group market4 ,for purposes of this section1 the ,secretary shall treat any reference of the word employer in such section as a reference to the term individual4 4 #d4 ,effective date contingent on repeal of ,,ppaca 7a7 ,in general ,sections #b and #c and the amendments made by such section shall take effect upon the enactment of ,,ppaca repeal legislation described in subsection 7b7 and such sections and amendments shall have no force or effect if such ,,ppaca repeal legislation is not enacted4 7b7 ,,ppaca repeal legislation described ,for purposes of subsection 7a71 ,,ppaca repeal legislation described in this subsection is legislation that-- 7#a7 repeals ,public ,law #aaa-adh1 and restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed1 respectively1 by such ,act as if such ,act had not been enacted and without further amendment to such provisions of law2 and 7#b7 repeals title ,i and subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of the ,health ,care and ,education ,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-aeb71 and restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed1 respectively1 by such title or subtitle1 respectively1 as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted and without further amendment to such provisions of law4