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H.R. 1339 (111th)

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

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Introduced

5 March 2009

Last action

29 April 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Subjects

Healthcare

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23 March 2026

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 5 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to House Energy and Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 March 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 March 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 6 March 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 April 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: Committee

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