42 U.S.C. § 300gg–131
Balance billing in cases of emergency services
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–131, Balance billing in cases of emergency services, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/476706
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In the case of a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee with benefits under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer and who is furnished during a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, emergency services (for which benefits are provided under the plan or coverage) with respect to an emergency medical condition with respect to a visit at an emergency department of a hospital or an independent freestanding emergency department—
In this section, the term “visit” shall have such meaning as applied to such term for purposes of section 300gg–111(b) of this title.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally