,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xxvii of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act to clarify the    
treatment of pediatric dental coverage  
in the individual and group markets     
outside of ,exchanges established under 
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,aligning ,children's ,dental   
,coverage ,act4  #b4 ,treatment of      
pediatric dental coverage outside of    
,,aca ,exchanges  7a7 ,in general       
,section #bgjg of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#f7
 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71  
by striking ,a health and inserting     
,subject to subsection 7e71 a health2   

7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking     
section #acjb7;d77#b77;,b77ii77,i7 and  
inserting section #acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii7
 of the ,patient ,protection and        
,affordable ,care ,act2 and  7#c7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7 ,treatment of pediatric
 dental coverage ,if a plan described in
 section #acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii7 of the  
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7relating to standalone      
dental benefits7 is offered in a service
 area in the individual or small group  
market in a ,state and the issuer of    
such plan certifies to the ,state that  
the plan offers pediatric dental        
benefits meeting the requirements of    
section #acjb7;b77#a77;,j7 of the       
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act1 any other health insurance  
coverage or group health plan1 to the   
extent offered in such service area in  
such market in such ,state1 shall not   
fail to be treated as satisfying the    
requirements of subsection 7a7 solely   

because the coverage or health plan does
 not offer coverage of benefits offered 
through the standalone plan that are    
otherwise required under such section   
#acjb7;b77#a77;,j74  4  7b7 ,technical  
correction to treatment of ,,aca        
,exchanges coverage ,section            
#acjb7;b77#d77;,f7 of the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4#ahjbb7;b77#d77;,f77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking section     
#acaa7;b77#b77;,b77ii7 and inserting    
section #acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii72 and     
7#b7 by striking is offered through an  
,exchange1 another health plan offered  
through such ,exchange and inserting is 
offered in a service area through an    
,exchange 7or in the case of a plan not 
offered through an ,exchange1 offered in
 a service area in the individual or    
small group market in a ,state71 another
 health plan to the extent offered in   
such service area through such ,exchange
 7or1 to the extent offered in such     
service area in such individual or small

 group market in the ,state1 as         
applicable74  7c7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to plan years beginning on or     
after ,january #a1 #bjah4