3.0.0 2575 2023-01-11T13:19:09Z 2023-01-11T13:19:09Z House H HR 2009-05-21 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-22T20:48:21Z Referred to 2009-05-21T14:10:46Z Prosthetics and Custom Orthotics Parity Act of 2010 111 3220 S 2010-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Prosthetics and Custom Orthotics Parity Act of 2010 111 3223 S 2010-04-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2009-10-22 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2009-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-05-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1239) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2009-05-21 True D000299 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2009-05-21 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-05-21 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-05-21 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2009-05-21 True K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2009-06-12 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2009-07-09 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2009-07-09 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-07-10 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2009-07-27 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2009-09-16 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2009-09-16 False C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2009-09-22 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2009-10-08 False K000372 Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] Mary Jo Kilroy D OH 15 2009-12-02 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2009-12-16 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2010-04-27 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2010-05-06 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2010-05-19 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2010-05-20 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2010-06-09 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2010-06-10 False M001169 Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 5 2010-06-16 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-06-22 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2010-06-29 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2010-07-21 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2010-07-22 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2010-07-27 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2010-07-30 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2010-07-30 False Health Congressional oversight Employee benefits and pensions Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Health 00 2009-05-21 Introduced in House 2009-09-10T20:19:40Z Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits as well as benefits for prosthetic devices and components and orthotic devices to offer such prosthetic and orthotic coverage in the same manner as applicable to medical and surgical benefits. Prohibits separate financial requirements or more restrictive treatment limitations.

Limits required benefits for prosthetic devices and custom orthotic devices and related services to the most appropriate model that adequately meets the medical requirements of the patient. Requires benefits to include repairs and replacements as determined appropriate by the treating physician.

Prohibits any annual or lifetime dollar limitation on benefits for prosthetic devices and custom orthotic devices and related services unless such limitation applies in the aggregate to all benefits.

]]> Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 Display Title Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and orthotics devices, components and benefits for other medical and surgical services. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prosthetic and Custom Orthotic Parity Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2575ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2575ih.xml 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.