H.R. 2163 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
Safe Step Act
H.R. 2163 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) was introduced on Mar 23, 2021, sponsored by Raul Ruiz with 197 co-sponsors.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 23, 2021
- Co-sponsors
- 197
- Policy area
- Health
What it does
Safe Step Act This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) an otherwise required treatment has been ineffective, (2) such…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Co-sponsors: 135 Democrats, 62 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 23, 2021
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (Mar 23, 2021)
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Committees
- Education and the Workforce Committee
More
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