,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1        
#bjba,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio 7for       
himself and ,ms4 ,spanberger7 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 amend the ,families      
,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act and  
the ,,cares ,act to require group health
 plans and health insurance issuers     
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage to provide coverage1 
without cost sharing1 of certain        
,,covid-#ai antibody treatments4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,patient ,access to     
,lifesaving ,,covid-#ai ,drugs ,act of  

#bjba4  #b4 ,requiring group health     
plans and health insurance issuers      
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage to provide coverage1 
without cost sharing1 of certain        
,,covid-#ai antibody treatments  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #fjja7;a7 of the      
,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e note7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding  
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7or1 in the
 case of items and services described in
 paragraph 7#c71 beginning on or after  
the date of the enactment of the        
,protecting ,patient ,access to         
,lifesaving ,,covid-#ai ,drugs ,act of  
#bjba7 after this ,act2 and  7#b7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,items consisting of   
monoclonal antibody infusions 7as       
specified by the ,secretary7 approved1  
cleared1 or otherwise authorized by the 
,food and ,drug ,administration needed  
for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai in     
individuals with positive ,,covid-#ai   

test results1 including services for the
 administration of such items4  4  7b7  
,reimbursement for treatments ,section  
#cbjb of the ,,cares ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #bef;b note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the  
header1 by inserting and antibody       
treatments after testing2  7#b7 in      
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or antibody
 treatment1 as applicable1 after        
diagnostic testing2 and  7#c7 in        
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the header1 by 
inserting and antibody treatments after 
testing2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7--  
7i7 by inserting or antibody treatment  
after diagnostic test2 and  7ii7 by     
inserting or treatment 7including the   
administration of such treatment7 after 
such test4