; (2) steps that can be taken by State legislatures, State insurance regulators, State attorneys general, and other State officials as appropriate, consistent with current legal authorities regarding consumer protection; and (3) legislative options for Congress to prevent balance billing. (e) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the first meeting of the advisory committee, the advisory committee shall submit to the Secretaries, and the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions a report containing the recommendations made under subsection (d). (f) Rulemaking Upon receipt of the report under subsection (e), the Secretaries shall consider the recommendations of the advisory committee and issue regulations or other guidance as deemed necessary to provide consumer protections for patients of ground ambulance providers. 6. Improving provider directories (a) PHSA Part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2730. Protecting patients and improving the accuracy of provider directory information (a) Network status of providers (1) In general Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this section, a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall— (A) establish business processes to ensure that all enrollees in such plan or coverage receive proof of a health care provider’s network status, based on what a plan or issuer knows or should know— (i) upon a telephone inquiry by an enrollee— (I) through a written electronic communication from the plan or issuer to the enrollee, as soon as practicable and not later than 1 business day after such inquiry is made by such participant, beneficiary, or enrollee for such information