Sec. 3203. RAPID COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND VACCINES FOR CORONAVIRUS
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## SEC. 3203 RAPID COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND VACCINES FOR CORONAVIRUS ###
(a)In General Notwithstanding 2713(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance to cover (without cost-sharing) any qualifying coronavirus preventive service, pursuant to section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13(a)) (including the regulations under sections 2590.715-2713 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, section 54.9815-2713 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, and section 147.130 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)). The requirement described in this subsection shall take effect with respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the specified date described in subsection (b)(2). ###
(b)Definitions For purposes of this section: ####
(1)Qualifying coronavirus preventive service The term “qualifying coronavirus preventive service” means an item, service, or immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate coronavirus disease 2019 and that is— #####
(A)an evidence-based item or service that has in effect a rating of “A” or “B” in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; or #####
(B)an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved. ####
(2)Specified date The term “specified date” means the date that is 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made relating to the qualifying coronavirus preventive service as described in such paragraph. ####
(3)Additional terms In this section, the terms “group health plan”, “health insurance issuer”, “group health insurance coverage”, and “individual health insurance coverage” have the meanings given such terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91), section 733 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1191b), and section 9832 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable. #### Subpart B Support for Health Care Providers
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RAPID COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND VACCINES FOR CORONAVIRUS
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