1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Requiring verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans (a) In general Section 1311(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Verification requirement for special enrollment periods (A) In general The Secretary shall provide that, in the case of a special enrollment period provided for under paragraph (6)(C) that is with respect to a plan year that begins on or after January 1, 2018, qualified health plans offered through an Exchange may not make coverage effective with respect to an individual enrolling during such period until the Exchange verifies, through an approved verification process described in subparagraph (B), that the individual, with respect to such Exchange, is a qualified individual who is eligible to enroll during such period. (B) Approved verification process described For purposes of subparagraph (A), an approved verification process described in this subparagraph is a process specified by the Secretary through interim final rulemaking that requires an individual described in subparagraph (A) seeking to enroll in a qualified health plan described in such subparagraph to submit to the Exchange such documents as the Secretary determines are necessary in order for the Exchange to verify that the individual, with respect to such Exchange, is a qualified individual who is eligible to enroll during a period described in such subparagraph. To the extent practicable, such process shall be similar to the review and assessment process pertaining to special enrollment periods described at 81 Fed. Reg. 12274 in the final rule entitled Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act