US Congress Senate Bill 1235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009 - 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 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, 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.

Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2009

Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-11		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1339 (Same As) 2009-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1235/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1235/BILLS-111s1235is.pdf