,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dege  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,ms4 ,schrier 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 the  
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd1 and the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf to require group
 health plans and health insurance      
issuers offering group or individual    
health insurance coverage to establish a
 process to address inaccurate          
information listed in publicly          
accessible provider directories of such 

plans and issuers1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving ,provider
 ,directories ,act4  #b4 ,requirement   
for group health plans and health       
insurance issuers to establish a process
 to address inaccurate information      
listed in publicly accessible provider  
directories of such plans and issuers   
7a7 ,,phsa  7#a7 ,in general ,title     
,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg et seq47 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,d ,other ,market ,reforms  
#bgif4 ,requirement for group health    
plans and health insurance issuers to   
establish a process to address          
inaccurate information listed in        
publicly accessible provider directories
 of such plans and issuers ,a group     
health plan or a health insurance issuer
 offering group or individual health    
insurance coverage shall establish a    
process to address inaccurate           
information listed in any publicly      

accessible provider directory of such   
plan or issuer4 ,under such process1 the
 plan or issuer1 as the case may be1    
shall carry out each of the following3  
7#a7 ,display prominently on each       
publicly accessible provider directory  
of such plan or issuer contact          
information1 such as an email address1  
phone number1 or website address1 that  
will allow an individual to notify such 
plan or issuer of any inaccurate        
information listed with respect to a    
provider in such directory4  7#b7  7,a7 
,not later than #cj days after receiving
 a notification pursuant to paragraph   
7#a7 that information listed with       
respect to a provider in a publicly     
accessible provider directory of such   
plan or issuer is inaccurate--  7i7     
investigate whether such information is 
inaccurate2 and  7ii7 subject to        
subparagraph 7,b71 in the case that such
 plan or issuer determines that such    
information is inaccurate1 correct and  
update such information in such         

directory4  7,b7 ,in the case that such 
plan or issuer determines1 pursuant to  
an investigation under clause 7i7 of    
subparagraph 7,a71 that information     
listed with respect to a provider in a  
printed provider directory is           
inaccurate1 such plan or issuer may     
satisfy the correction and update       
requirement under clause 7ii7 of such   
subparagraph by correcting and updating 
such information in each online provider
 directory of such plan or issuer4  7#c7
 ,submit to the ,state insurance        
commissioners of the ,states in which   
such plan or coverage1 as applicable1 is
 offered1 and makes publicly available1 
an annual report on the number of       
notifications received pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a7 during the year involved 
and the corrective actions taken under  
paragraph 7#b7 with respect to such     
notifications4  4  7#b7 ,conforming     
amendments  7,a7 ,section #bgbb of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ba7 is amended-- 7i7 

in subsection 7a77#a71 by inserting and 
part ,d after subparts #a and #b2  7ii7 
in subsection 7b71 by inserting and part
 ,d after subparts #a and #b2  7iii7 in 
subsection 7c77#a71 by inserting and    
part ,d after subparts #a and #b2  7iv7 
in subsection 7c77#b71 by inserting and 
part ,d after subparts #a and #b2  7v7  
in subsection 7c77#c71 by inserting and 
part ,d after this part2 and  7vi7 in   
subsection 7d71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and part ,d
 after this part4  7,b7 ,section #bgbc  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#bb7 is amended--
  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by         
inserting and part ,d after this part2  
7ii7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by inserting
 or part ,d after this part2  7iii7 in  
subsection 7b77#a71 by inserting or part
 ,d after this part2  7iv7 in subsection
 7b77#b77;,a71 by inserting or part ,d  
after this part2 and  7v7 in subsection 
7b77#b77;,c77ii71 by inserting and part 
,d after this part4  7,c7 ,section #bgbd

 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#bc7 is amended--
  7i7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,i7 by   
striking this part and part ,c insofar  
as it relates to this part and inserting
 this part1 part ,d1 and part ,c insofar
 as it relates to this part or part ,d2 
and  7,,ii7 by inserting or part ,d     
after requirement of this part2  7ii7 in
 subsection 7a77#b71 by inserting or    
part ,d after this part2 and  7iii7 in  
subsection 7c71 by inserting or part ,d 
after this part 7other than section     
#bgjd74  7b7 ,,erisa  7#a7 ,in general  
,subpart ,b of part #g of subtitle ,b of
 title ,i of the ,employee ,retirement  
,income ,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahe et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gaf4 ,requirement for group  
health plans and health insurance       
issuers to establish a process to       
address inaccurate information listed in
 publicly accessible provider           
directories of such plans and issuers ,a

 group health plan or a health insurance
 issuer offering group health insurance 
coverage shall establish a process to   
address inaccurate information listed in
 any publicly accessible provider       
directory of such plan or issuer4 ,under
 such process1 the plan or issuer1 as   
the case may be1 shall carry out each of
 the following3  7#a7 ,display          
prominently on each publicly accessible 
provider directory of such plan or      
issuer contact information1 such as an  
email address1 phone number1 or website 
address1 that will allow an individual  
to notify such plan or issuer of any    
inaccurate information listed with      
respect to a provider in such directory4
  7#b7  7,a7 ,not later than #cj days   
after receiving a notification pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a7 that information      
listed with respect to a provider in a  
publicly accessible provider directory  
of such plan or issuer is inaccurate--  
7i7 investigate whether such information
 is inaccurate2 and  7ii7 subject to    

subparagraph 7,b71 in the case that such
 plan or issuer determines that such    
information is inaccurate1 correct and  
update such information in such         
directory4  7,b7 ,in the case that such 
plan or issuer determines1 pursuant to  
an investigation under clause 7i7 of    
subparagraph 7,a71 that information     
listed with respect to a provider in a  
printed provider directory is           
inaccurate1 such plan or issuer may     
satisfy the correction and update       
requirement under clause 7ii7 of such   
subparagraph by correcting and updating 
such information in each online provider
 directory of such plan or issuer4  7#c7
 ,submit to the ,state insurance        
commissioners of the ,states in which   
such plan or coverage1 as applicable1 is
 offered1 and makes publicly available1 
an annual report on the number of       
notifications received pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a7 during the year involved 
and the corrective actions taken under  
paragraph 7#b7 with respect to such     

notifications4  4  7#b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a of such ,act is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gad the following new items3   
#gae4 ,additional market reforms4 #gaf4 
,requirement for group health plans and 
health insurance issuers to establish a 
process to address inaccurate           
information listed in publicly          
accessible provider directories of such 
plans and issuers4  4  7c7 ,,irc  7#a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,b of chapter   
#ajj of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of 
#aihf is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #ihaf4 ,requirement for 
group health plans to establish a       
process to address inaccurate           
information listed in publicly          
accessible provider directories of such 
plans ,a group health plan shall        
establish a process to address          
inaccurate information listed in any    
publicly accessible provider directory  
of such plan4 ,under such process1 the  

plan shall carry out each of the        
following3  7#a7 ,display prominently on
 each publicly accessible provider      
directory of such plan contact          
information1 such as an email address1  
phone number1 or website address1 that  
will allow an individual to notify such 
plan of any inaccurate information      
listed with respect to a provider in    
such directory4  7#b7  7,a7 ,not later  
than #cj days after receiving a         
notification pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 
that information listed with respect to 
a provider in a publicly accessible     
provider directory of such plan is      
inaccurate--  7i7 investigate whether   
such information is inaccurate2 and     
7ii7 subject to subparagraph 7,b71 in   
the case that such plan determines that 
such information is inaccurate1 correct 
and update such information in such     
directory4  7,b7 ,in the case that such 
plan determines1 pursuant to an         
investigation under clause 7i7 of       
subparagraph 7,a71 that information     

listed with respect to a provider in a  
printed provider directory is           
inaccurate1 such plan may satisfy the   
correction and update requirement under 
clause 7ii7 of such subparagraph by     
correcting and updating such information
 in each online provider directory of   
such plan4  7#c7 ,submit to the ,state  
insurance commissioners of the ,states  
in which such plan is offered1 and makes
 publicly available1 an annual report on
 the number of notifications received   
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 during the   
year involved and the corrective actions
 taken under paragraph 7#b7 with respect
 to such notifications4  4  7#b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for subchapter ,b of chapter   
#ajj of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of 
#aihf is amended by adding at the end   
the following new item3  ,sec4 #ihaf4   
,requirement for group health plans to  
establish a process to address          
inaccurate information listed in        
publicly accessible provider directories

 of such plans4  4  7d7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to plan years  
beginning on or after ,january #a1      
#bjba4