I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3463 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to clarify the treat-
ment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets 
outside of Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aligning Children’s 
Dental Coverage Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:19 Sep 11, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3463.IH
H3463
smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC DENTAL COVERAGE 
OUTSIDE OF ACA EXCHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2707 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘A health’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e), a health’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
1302(d)(2)(B)(ii)(I)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT
OF
PEDIATRIC
DENTAL
COV-
ERAGE.—If a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (relat-
ing to standalone dental benefits) is offered in the indi-
vidual or small group market in a State and the issuer 
of such plan certifies to the State that the plan offers pedi-
atric dental benefits meeting the requirements of section 
1302(b)(1)(J) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act, any other health insurance coverage or group 
health plan offered in such market in such State shall not 
fail to be treated as satisfying the requirements of sub-
section (a) solely because the coverage or health plan does 
not offer coverage of benefits offered through the stand-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:19 Sep 11, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3463.IH
H3463
smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
alone plan that are otherwise required under such section 
1302(b)(1)(J).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION
TO TREATMENT
OF 
ACA EXCHANGES COVERAGE.—Section 1302(b)(4)(F) of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C.18022(b)(4)(F)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 1311(b)(2)(B)(ii)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘is offered through an Ex-
change, another health plan offered through such 
Exchange’’ and inserting ‘‘is offered through an Ex-
change (or in the case of a plan not offered through 
an Exchange, offered in the individual or small 
group market in a State), another health plan of-
fered through such Exchange (or, in such individual 
or small group market in the State, as applicable)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:19 Sep 11, 2015
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3463.IH
H3463
smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS