,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #b1 #bjbf,mr4   
,rulli 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4  
,bald]son1 & ,mr4 ,bean ( ,florida7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to provide t       
qualifi$ heal? plans are n requir$ to   
use a provid] network4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,*oice
 & ,access ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,provid+ t
 qualifi$ heal? plans are n requir$ to  
use a provid] network  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,section #acaa7;c77#b7 ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77#b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by ins]t+ 2    
cl>ification on use ( provid] networks  
aft] ,rule ( con/ruction2  7#b7 by /rik+
 ,no?+ 9 & ins]t+3  7,a7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9  2 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7
 ,cl>ification on use ( provid] networks

 ,= plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] ,janu>y 
#a1 #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y may n require a  
plan to ma9ta9 a provid] network 9 ord] 
to meet ! crit]ia e/abli%$ "u           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( p>agraph     
7#a74  4  7b7 ,ex*ange c]tification     
,section #acaa7;e77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;e77#a77;,b77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ or
 at ! end2  7#b7 9 clause 7iii71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
clause3  7iv7 = plan ye>s beg9n+ on or  
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 on ! basis t !  
plan does n ma9ta9 a provid] network4  4
  7c7 ,transp>5cy requirem5ts = qualifi$
 heal? plans )\t provid] networks       
,section #acaa7;c77#a7 ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77#a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,h71 by /rik+ & at !
 end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,i71 by /rik+
 ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           

subp>agraph3  7,j7 = plan ye>s beg9n+ on
 or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 9 ! case ( a
 plan t does n ma9ta9 a provid]         
network-- 7i7 provide in=mation 9 pla9  
language to plan enrollees & pot5tial   
enrollees ) respect to expect$          
out-(-pocket co/s & ! pot5tial = balance
 bill+2 &  7ii7 provide adequate cu/om] 
s]vice or onl9e provid] se>* assi/ance  
res\rces to assi/ plan enrollees &      
pot5tial enrollees 9 f9d+ provid]s 9 _! 
area :o w accept ! plan's b5efit am\nts 
z paym5t 9 full = items & s]vices = :i* 
b5efits are available "u ! plan4  4