S.1045: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced May 23, 2011
  • Latest Major Action May 23, 2011

Bill Summary

Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 23, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

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