Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Bill: 117-hr-1916
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2021-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: 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

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: 

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.

action_date: 2022-04-04
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H4140-4141)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109).(text: CR H4140-4141)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4145-4146)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4140-4144)
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1916.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, pursuant to clause 7(a)(1) of rule 15, of H.R. 1916 as the measure on the Consensus Calendar to be considered this week.
action_date: 2022-04-04
text: Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
action_date: 2022-02-08
text: Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Eshoo.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-16
text: Introduced in House