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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3463 

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets 

outside of Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 

Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 

to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental coverage in 

the individual and group markets outside of Exchanges 

established under the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aligning Children’s 

5 Dental Coverage Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC DENTAL COVERAGE 

2 OUTSIDE OF ACA EXCHANGES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2707 of the Public Health 

4 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–6) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘A health’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e), a health’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 

8 1302(d)(2)(B)(ii)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

9 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Patient Protection and Af10 fordable Care Act’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC DENTAL COV14 ERAGE.—If a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) 

15 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (relat16 ing to standalone dental benefits) is offered in the indi17 vidual or small group market in a State and the issuer 

18 of such plan certifies to the State that the plan offers pedi19 atric dental benefits meeting the requirements of section 

20 1302(b)(1)(J) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

21 Care Act, any other health insurance coverage or group 

22 health plan offered in such market in such State shall not 

23 fail to be treated as satisfying the requirements of sub24 section (a) solely because the coverage or health plan does 

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1 alone plan that are otherwise required under such section 

2 1302(b)(1)(J).’’. 

3 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO TREATMENT OF

4 ACA EXCHANGES COVERAGE.—Section 1302(b)(4)(F) of 

5 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 

6 U.S.C.18022(b)(4)(F)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘section 1311(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii)’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘is offered through an Ex10 change, another health plan offered through such 

11 Exchange’’ and inserting ‘‘is offered through an Ex12 change (or in the case of a plan not offered through 

13 an Exchange, offered in the individual or small 

14 group market in a State), another health plan of15 fered through such Exchange (or, in such individual 

16 or small group market in the State, as applicable)’’. 

17 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall apply as if included in the enactment 

19 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

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