Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§300gg–52 Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXV— - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE › Part Part B— - Individual Market Rules › Subpart subpart 2— - other requirements › § 300gg–52

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Insurance companies that sell individual health plans must follow the same rules that already apply to group health plans sold in the small and large employer markets.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300gg–52

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The provisions of section 2706 11 See References in Text note below. shall apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market in the same manner as they apply to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small or large group market.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 2706, referred to in text, is a reference to section 2706 of act
July 1, 1944. section 2706, which was classified to section 300gg–6 of this title, was renumbered section 2727 and amended by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1001(2), 1563(c)(5), formerly § 1562(c)(5), title X, § 10107(b)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 266, 911, and was transferred to section 300gg–27 of this title. A new section 2706 of act
July 1, 1944, related to non-discrimination in health care, was added, effective for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014, by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1201(4), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 160, and is classified to section 300gg–5 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IX, § 903(c)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–438, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (b) [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual market on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998].”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300gg–52

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73