# 114-hr-4299: Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015

114-hr-4299, Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4299
- Congress: 114
- Title: Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Patient Opportunity Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from imposing additional conditions on excepted benefits, which are health benefits that are not subject to requirements applicable to group health plans or individual health insurance. In the individual health insurance market, HHS may not condition the treatment of fixed indemnity insurance as an excepted benefit on the beneficiary satisfying the requirement for minimum essential coverage. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
- 114-hr-5646: Sarah's Law
- 114-hr-5210: PADME Act
- 114-hr-5047: Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4612: Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4299 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4299)

## Related
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
- [114-hr-5646: Sarah's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5646)
- [114-hr-5210: PADME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5210)
- [114-hr-5047: Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5047)
- [114-hr-4612: Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4612)
- [114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3326)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4299 (as of 2025-11-18).