Sec. 3. Providing for a special enrollment period for family members of individuals who have committed suicide
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Section 2702(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b)(2) is amended by inserting including a special enrollment period for family members of individuals who have died by suicide, allowing them to enroll in, or change, their health care plan, beginning on the date on which the suicide is reported to the health insurance issuer before the period at the end. Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(C)the following new subparagraph: a special enrollment period for family members of individuals who have died by suicide, beginning on the date on which the suicide is reported to the Exchange; and . Section 9801(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 9801(f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A group health plan shall permit an employee who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under the terms of the plan (or a dependent of such an employee if the dependent is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under such terms) to enroll for coverage under the terms of the plan upon the suicide of a family member, with the special enrollment period beginning on the date on which the suicide is reported to the group health plan. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations with respect to the special enrollment period under subparagraph (A), including establishing a time period for family members of an individual who has died by suicide to enroll in coverage or change coverage, and effective date of such coverage. . The requirements imposed by the amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and
(c)of this section shall apply to any plan provided under the Federal Employees’ Health Benefits Program ( chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code). The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after the date of enactment.
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Providing for a special enrollment period for family members of individuals who have committed suicide
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