Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 18, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005 - 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, and a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage, that cover surgical benefits to also cover outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity, disease, or injury. 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.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2005 to Sep 28, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 1, 2005 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Jun 22, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 13, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 28, 2006 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2005 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 11, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2005Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-3 | THE RETIREMENT SECURITY CRISIS: THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL FOR PENSION REFORM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR WORKERS AND TAXPAYERS118 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Mar 2, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1132 | Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005 | Related bill | May 26, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2005Introduced in House
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