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Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act

S. 3991 · 116th Congress · Jun 17, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish a special enrollment period for health plans offered on the Exchanges, in response to the public health emergency related to the coronavirus 2019.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act”.

2. Special enrollment period

Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) a special enrollment period that begins on July 1, 2020, and ends on October 1, 2020.”