Bill113th Congress

H.R. 728

Access to Birth Control Act

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Introduced
Feb 14, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Health
Latest Action
Feb 15, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]

Democrat·NY-12
Bioguide ID: M000087
First Name: CAROLYN
Middle Name: B.
Last Name: MALONEY
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36
Cosponsors
1
Committees
5
Actions
0
Amendments
2
Related Bills
4
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
728
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 14, 2013
Policy Area
Health
Is Law
No
Feb 15, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Source: House committee actions

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralB00100

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E148)

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House· Feb 14, 20130

Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either transferring the prescription to a pharmacy that has the contraceptive in stock or expediting the ordering of the contraceptive and notifying the customer when it arrives, based on customer preference, except for pharmacies that do not ordinarily stock contraceptives in the normal course of business; and (3) ensuring that pharmacy employees do not take certain actions relating to a request for contraception, including intimidating, threatening, or harassing customers, interfering with or obstructing the delivery of services, intentionally misrepresenting or deceiving customers about the availability of contraception or its mechanism of action, breaching or threatening to breach medical confidentiality, or refusing to return a valid, lawful prescription.

Provides that a pharmacy is not prohibited from refusing to provide a contraceptive to a customer if: (1) it is unlawful to dispense the contraceptive to the customer without a valid, lawful prescription and no such prescription is presented; (2) the customer is unable to pay for the contraceptive; or (3) the employee of the pharmacy refuses to provide the contraceptive on the basis of a professional clinical judgment.

Provides that this Act does not preempt state law or any professional obligation of a state board that provides greater protections for customers.

Sets forth civil penalties and establishes a a private cause of action for violations of this Act.

Energy and Commerce Committee

House· Standing
Civil actions and liabilityFamily planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, supplies

Introduced in House

Feb 14, 2013

Access to Birth Control Act — Informed