Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 26, 2019)
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services 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.
What just happenedSep 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 26, 2019
- Sep 9, 2020Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 9, 2020Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 11, 2020Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 11, 2020Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Health Subcommittee - Feb 26, 2020CalendarsH12440
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Peterson.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 8, 2020Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 27, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 26, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 26, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Feb 26, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 26, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 26, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House