,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ai1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,courtney 7for himself and ,mr4 ,beyer7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 
and ,education and ,labor1 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 provide for the rapid    
coverage of preventive services and     
vaccines for ,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rapid ,coverage of ,,covid-#ai ,vaccine
 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,rapid coverage of 
preventive services and vaccines for    
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general ,in the    
case of a qualifying ,,covid-#ai        
preventive service1 notwithstanding     
section #bgac7;b7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#cjj;gg-#ac7;b77 7including the         
regulations under section #beij4gae-bgac
 of title #bi1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 section #ed4ihae-bgac of  
title #bf1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 and section #adg4acj of   
title #de1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations71 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 ,secretary of    
,labor1 and ,secretary of the ,treasury 
shall apply to group health plans and   
health insurance issuers offering group 
or individual health insurance coverage 
the requirement under section #bgac7;a7 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ac7;a771 with   
respect to such services1 as if such    
section #bgac7;a7-- 7#a7 required the   
coverage of such service under such     
plans and such coverage be effective not
 later than the specified date 7as      
defined in subsection 7b77#b77 with     
respect to such service2 and  7#b7      
applied to grandfathered health plans   
7as defined in section #abea7;e7 of the 

,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjaa7;e7774 
7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this  
section3 7#a7 ,qualifying ,,covid-#ai   
preventive service ,the term qualifying 
,,covid-#ai preventive service means an 
item1 service1 or immunization that is  
intended to prevent or mitigate         
,,covid-#ai and that is-- 7,a7 an       
evidence-based item or service that has 
in effect a rating of ,a or ,b in the   
current recommendations of the ,united  
,states ,preventive ,services ,task     
,force2 or  7,b7 an immunization that   
has in effect a recommendation from the 
,advisory ,committee on ,immunization   
,practices of the ,centers for ,disease 
,control and ,prevention with respect to
 the individual involved4  7#b7         
,specified date ,the term specified date
 means-- 7,a7 with respect to a         
qualifying ,,covid-#ai preventive       
service described in paragraph          
7#a77;,a71 the date that is #ae business
 days after the date on which a rating1 

as described in such paragraph1 is made 
with respect to such service2 and  7,b7 
with respect to a qualifying ,,covid-#ai
 preventive service described in        
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the date that is   
#ae business days after the date on     
which a recommendation1 as described in 
such paragraph1 is made relating to the 
service4  7#c7 ,additional terms ,the   
terms group health plan2 health         
insurance issuer2 group health insurance
 coverage1 and individual health        
insurance coverage have the meanings    
given such terms in section #bgia of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia71 section #gcc of 
the ,employee ,retirement ,income       
,security ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aaia;b71 
and section #ihcb of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as applicable4 
7c7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services1 ,secretary
 of ,labor1 and ,secretary of the       
,treasury may implement the provisions  
of this section through program         

instruction1 subregulatory guidance1 or 
otherwise4