3.0.0 1588 2023-01-12T17:52:49Z 2023-01-12T17:52:49Z Senate S S 2007-06-11 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-11T21:35:32Z 110 1655 HR 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-06-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-06-11 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-06-11 True B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-06-11 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-06-11 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-06-11 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-06-11 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-06-20 False K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-06-20 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-06-21 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-06-27 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-11-08 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-04-16 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2008-05-19 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-06-12 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-07-23 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2008-07-30 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2008-10-01 False Health Ambulatory care Birth defects Child health Employee health benefits Families Health insurance Labor and Employment Plastic surgery Surgery Health

00 2007-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-23T21:12:02Z Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act or the CARES Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that covers surgical benefits to also cover outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury. Requires that such coverage: (1) be subject to pre-authorization or pre-certification requirements of the plan or issuer; and (2) include any surgical treatment deemed by the treating physician to be medically necessary to approximate a normal appearance. Defines "treatment" to include reconstructive surgical procedures that are performed on abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease, including: (1) procedures that do not materially affect the function of the body part being treated; and (2) procedures for secondary conditions and follow-up treatment. Excludes cosmetic surgery performed to reshape normal structures of the body to improve appearance or self-esteem.

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