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To require health insurance coverage for certain reconstructive surgery.

6/21/2007--Introduced.

Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provide coverage for surgery to also cover reconstructive surgery, including medically-necessary treatment for preoperative and postoperative care. Defines "reconstructive surgery" as any medically necessary and appropriate surgery performed to correct or repair abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease to: (1) improve functions; or (2) give the patient a normal appearance. Excludes cosmetic surgery that is performed to alter or reshape normal structures of the body in order to improve appearance.

Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market.

Latest Actions
  • 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 06/21/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 06/21/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
  • 06/21/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  • 06/21/2007 - Referred to House Education and Labor
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.2820 Introduced in House08/31/2007