,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cddb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require private health insurers to
 cover care related to ,,covid-#ai      
without cost-sharing and to provide for 
special enrollment periods for          
individuals diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,care for ,,covid-#ai ,act4  #b4
 ,coverage of services related to       
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general ,title     
,,xxvii of the ,public ,health ,service 
,act is amended by inserting after      
section #bgai;,a 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#cjj;gg-#ai;a7 the following3  #bgbj4   
,coverage of services related to        
,,covid-#ai ,a group health plan1 and a 
health insurance issuer offering group  
or individual health insurance coverage1
 shall provide coverage for and shall   

not impose any cost-sharing requirements
 for outpatient and inpatient services  
related to the diagnosis1 care1 and     
treatment of ,,covid-#ai1 including--   
7#a7 diagnostic services related to     
,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 supportive care for  
,,covid-#ai2  7#c7 vaccines for the     
prevention of ,,covid-#ai2  7#d7        
treatment services1 including           
prescription drugs and medical devices1 
for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai and of 
complications related to ,,covid-#ai2   
7#e7 inpatient and outpatient physician 
and hospital services related to        
,,covid-#ai2 and  7#f7 any other service
 the ,secretary determines appropriate4 
4  7b7 ,application ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply with      
respect to plan years beginning on or   
after ,january #a1 #bjbj4  #c4 ,special 
enrollment period  7a7 ,public health   
service act ,section #bgjb7;b77#b7 of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#a7;b77#b77 is amended
 by inserting 1 including a special     

enrollment period for individuals who   
are diagnosed with or have a presumptive
 positive diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai1     
beginning on the date on which the      
diagnosis or presumptive positive       
diagnosis is reported to the health     
insurance issuer before the period at   
the end4  7b7 ,patient protection and   
affordable care act ,section            
#acaa7;c77#f7 of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77#f77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as      
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7#c7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the   
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 a     
special enrollment period for           
individuals who are diagnosed with or   
have a presumptive positive diagnosis of
 ,,covid-#ai1 beginning on the date on  
which the diagnosis or presumptive      
positive diagnosis is reported to the   
,exchange2 and  4  7c7 ,special         

enrollment periods ,section #ihja7;f7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  
7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ihja7;f77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#d7 ,for individuals who   
are diagnosed with or have a presumptive
 positive diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai  7,a7
 ,in general ,a group health plan shall 
permit an employee who is eligible1 but 
not enrolled1 for coverage under the    
terms of the plan 7or a dependent of    
such an employee if the dependent is    
eligible1 but not enrolled1 for coverage
 under such terms7 to enroll for        
coverage under the terms of the plan    
upon a diagnosis or a presumptive       
positive diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai1 with 
the special enrollment period beginning 
on the date on which the diagnosis or   
presumptive positive diagnosis is       
reported to the group health plan4  7,b7
 ,enrollment period ,the ,secretary     
shall promulgate regulations with       
respect to the special enrollment period
 under subparagraph 7,a71 including     

establishing a time period for          
individuals who are diagnosed with or   
have a presumptive positive diagnosis of
 ,,covid-#ai to enroll in coverage or   
change coverage1 and effective date of  
such coverage4  4  7d7 ,,erisa ,section 
#gja7;f7 of the ,employee ,retirement   
,income ,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaha7;f77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,for individuals who are diagnosed with 
or have a presumptive positive diagnosis
 of ,,covid-#ai  7,a7 ,in general ,a    
group health plan or health insurance   
issuer in connection with a group health
 plan shall permit an employee who is   
eligible1 but not enrolled1 for coverage
 under the terms of the plan 7or a      
dependent of such an employee if the    
dependent is eligible1 but not enrolled1
 for coverage under such terms7 to      
enroll for coverage under the terms of  
the plan upon a diagnosis or presumptive
 positive diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai1 with
 the special enrollment period beginning

 on the date on which the diagnosis or  
presumptive positive diagnosis is       
reported to the group health plan or    
health insurance issuer or the diagnosis
 or presumptive positive diagnosis is   
confirmed by a health care provider4    
7,b7 ,enrollment period ,the ,secretary 
shall promulgate regulations with       
respect to the special enrollment period
 under subparagraph 7,a71 including     
establishing a time period for          
individuals who are diagnosed with or   
have a presumptive positive diagnosis of
 ,,covid-#ai to enroll in coverage and  
effective date of such coverage4  4