,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cicb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbd,mr4    
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,labor1 & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury f   
f9aliz+ a rule propos+ re/rictions on   
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance1 & to
 am5d title ,,xxvii ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act to def9e su* insurance4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pati5t's ,*oice ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4   
,prohibition on f9aliz+ propos$ rule to 
re/rict %ort-t]m limit$ duration        
insurance ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 & !    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury may n take any  
action to implem5t1 en=ce1 or o!rwise   
give effect to ! propos$ rule issu$ by !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice1 ! ,employee  
,b5efits ,security ,adm9i/ration1 & !   
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices     

titl$ ,%ort-,t]m1 ,limit$-,duration     
,insurance2 ,indep5d5t1 ,noncoord9at$   
,except$ ,b5efits ,cov]age2             
,level-,fund$ ,plan ,arrangem5ts2 & ,tax
 ,treatm5t ( ,c]ta9 ,accid5t & ,heal?   
,insurance 7#hh ,f$4 ,reg4 #ddeif 7,july
 #ab1 #bjbc77 & may n promulgate1       
implem5t1 en=ce1 or o!rwise give effect 
to any o!r sub/antially simil> rule t   
w\ld r$uce ! maximum t]m l5g? or        
duration = %ort-t]m limit$ duration     
insurance plans f ! duration all[$ z ( !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4     
,%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance     
def9$ ,section #bgia7;b7 ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;gg-#ia7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7        
,%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance ,!  
t]m %ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance  
means heal? insurance cov]age provid$ "u
 a contract ) a heal? insurance issu]   
t-- 7,a7 has an expiration date specifi$
 9 ! contract t is less ?an #ab mon?s   
aft] ! orig9al effective date ( !       

contract2 &  7,b7 has a duration ( n m  
?an #cf mon?s 7tak+ into acc\nt r5ewals 
or ext5sions7 aft] ! orig9al effective  
date ( ! contract4  4