Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300gg–27 Required Coverage for Reconstructive Surgery Following Mastectomies

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXV — REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE › Part A — Individual and Group Market Reforms › Subpart 2 — Exclusion of Plans; Enforcement; Preemption › § 300gg–27

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Apply the rules in section 1185b of Title 29 to group health plans and to insurance companies that sell group or individual health coverage, just as if those rules were included here.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300gg–27

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The provisions of section 1185b of title 29 shall apply to group health plans, and and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, as if included in this subpart.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 300gg–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 111–148.

Amendments

2010—Pub. L. 111–148, § 1563(c)(5), formerly § 1562(c)(5), as renumbered by Pub. L. 111–148, § 10107(b)(1), substituted “and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage” for “health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title IX, § 903(c)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–438, provided that: “(A) In general.—The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to group health plans for plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998]. “(B) Special rule for collective bargaining agreements.—In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers, any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement added by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement.”

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300gg–27

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110