,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,pappas 7for himself and ,mr4 ,allred7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act to require group health   
plans and health insurance issuers      
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage to provide benefits  
under such plan or such coverage for a  
#cj-;day refill of prescription drugs to
 individuals who reside in emergency    
areas during emergency periods4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,medication ,access in ,emergencies 
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,requiring coverage 
of prescription drug refills during     
emergencies ,subpart ,,ii of part ,a of 
title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aa
 et seq47 is amended by adding at the   
end the following new section3  #bgcj4  

,coverage of prescription drug refills  
during an emergency  7a7 ,in general ,a 
group health plan1 and a health         
insurance issuer offering group or      
individual health insurance coverage1   
shall1 in the case of an individual with
 a prescription for a drug for which    
benefits are available under such plan  
or such coverage who is enrolled under  
such plan or such coverage and who      
resides in an emergency area during an  
emergency period1 waive1 during such    
period and with respect to such         
individual1 any time restrictions under 
such plan or coverage on any authorized 
refills for such drug to the extent     
necessary to permit such individual to  
receive a #cj-;day supply of such drug  
in advance of when such supply would    
have otherwise been permitted under such
 plan or coverage4  7b7 ,definitions    
,for purposes of subsection 7a71 the    
terms emergency area and emergency      
period have the meanings given such     
terms in section #aace7;g7 of the       

,social ,security ,act4  4