3.0.0 1955 2021-04-19T18:44:20Z 2021-04-19T18:44:20Z House H HR 2011-05-24 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIBERI:H.R. 1955.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3410]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:58:40Z Referred to 2011-05-24T14:01:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-03T18:20:39Z Referred to 2011-05-24T14:01:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-31T17:58:48Z Referred to 2011-05-24T14:01:05Z Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 112 1045 S 2011-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2011-09-08 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2011-06-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-05-31 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-05-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 N M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2011-05-24 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-05-24 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-05-24 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2011-05-24 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2011-05-26 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-05-26 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2011-05-26 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-05-26 False C000556 Rep. 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[D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-09-19 False Health Accidents Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hereditary and development disorders Surgery and anesthesia Health 00 2011-05-24 Introduced in House 2011-08-01T13:53:10Z Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that covers surgical benefits to also cover outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of a congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury of a minor child (defined as child under the age of 22).

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, developmental abnormalities, trauma, burns, 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.

Applies the provisions of this Act to grandfathered health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

]]> Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 Display Title Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, burns, infection, tumor, or disease. Introduced in House 2011-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1955ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1955ih.xml 2011-09-08 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.