,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,blum 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 
& ,mr4 ,*abot7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to prev5t !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices f  
limit+ access to except$ b5efits1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,opportunity   
,protection ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,treatm5t
 ( hospital indemnity or o!r fix$       
indemnity insurance z except$ b5efits   
,section #bgfc ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#fc7
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by  
/rik+ ,! requirem5ts ( & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,exception ,! requirem5ts 
(  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#b7 ,hospital indemnity or o!r fix$    
indemnity insurance ,9 apply+ p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all n take any action
 7by regulation1 guidance1 policy       

/atem5t1 or o!rwise7 to require a       
hospital indemnity or o!r fix$ indemnity
 insurance 7z describ$ 9 section        
#bgia7;c77#c77;,b77 to be treat$ z an   
except$ b5efit only if ! b5efits ( !    
hospital indemnity or o!r fix$ indemnity
 insurance are provid$ to an individual 
:o--  7,a7 has o!r heal? cov]age t is   
m9imum ess5tial cov]age )9 ! mean+ (    
section #ejjj;,a7f7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code2 or  7,b7 is o!rwise treat$ z    
hav+ su* m9imum ess5tial cov]age4  4    
#c4 ,no additional conditions = treatm5t
 z except$ b5efit ,section #bgia ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7f7  
,no additional conditions = treatm5t z  
except$ b5efit ,9 apply+ subsection 7c71
 ! ,secret>y %all n impose any          
additional condition t mu/ be satisfi$ 9
 ord] = b5efits 7or any comb9ation !re(7
 to be treat$ z except$ b5efits1 includ+
 any condition t to be an except$ b5efit
 ! b5efits mu/ be provid$ only to       

individuals :o h o!r heal? insurance    
cov]age t is major m$ical cov]age or is 
m9imum ess5tial cov]age )9 ! mean+ (    
section #ejjj;,a7f7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code ( #aihf4  4  #d4 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by sections #b & #c    
%all take effect z if includ$ 9 !       
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 & any f9al
 rule1 guidance1 policy /atem5t1 or o!r 
action tak5 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices t is inconsi/5t ) su*   
am5dm5ts is null & void4