S 754
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Birth defects
Dental care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Surgery and anesthesia
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and items. Coverage must include services and items that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician. Coverage limits and cost-sharing requirements for such services and items may not be more restrictive than those applicable to all medical and surgical benefits under the plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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