L:\XML\CPRT-113-HPRT-RU00-HR3522.XML XML mchinn 9/5/2014 14:34 mchinn 09/05/2014 14:30 L:\vr\090514\R090514.001.xml 09/05/2014 14:36:15 mchinn [Discussion Draft] [Discussion Draft] September 5, 2014 113th CONGRESS 2d Session Rules Committee Print 113-56 Text of H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 [Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce with modifications.]

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2014.

2.

If you like your group health insurance plan, you can keep it

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (including any amendment made by such Act or by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010), a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the group market on any date during 2013 may after such date offer such coverage for sale through December 31, 2018, in such market outside of an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18031, 18041). (b)

Treatment as grandfathered health plan in satisfaction of minimum essential coverage

Health insurance coverage described in subsection (a) shall be treated as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of the amendment made by section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c)

Construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of States with respect to the regulation of health insurance coverage in the group market.