,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4   
,rob]ts 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xxvii ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to cl>ify ! 
treatm5t ( p$iatric d5tal cov]age 9 !   
individual & gr\p m>kets outside (      
,ex*anges e/abli%$ "u ! ,pati5t         
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,align+ ,*ildr5's      
,d5tal ,cov]age ,act4  #b4 ,treatm5t (  
p$iatric d5tal cov]age outside ( ,,aca  
,ex*anges  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bgjg (
 ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#f7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,a heal? &    
ins]t+ ,subject to subsection 7e71 a    
heal?2  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71 by /rik+ 
section #acjb7;d77#b77;,b77ii77,i7 &    
ins]t+ section #acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii7 ( 

! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e  
,act2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7e7 ,treatm5t (        
p$iatric d5tal cov]age ,if a plan       
describ$ 9 section                      
#acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii7 ( ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act       
7relat+ to /&alone d5tal b5efits7 is    
(f]$ 9 a s]vice area 9 ! individual or  
small gr\p m>ket 9 a ,/ate & ! issu] (  
su* plan c]tifies to ! ,/ate t ! plan   
(f]s p$iatric d5tal b5efits meet+ !     
requirem5ts ( section #acjb7;b77#a77;,j7
 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable    
,c>e ,act1 any o!r heal? insurance      
cov]age or gr\p heal? plan1 to ! ext5t  
(f]$ 9 su* s]vice area 9 su* m>ket 9 su*
 ,/ate1 %all n fail to be treat$ z      
satisfy+ ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 
solely because ! cov]age or heal? plan  
does n (f] cov]age ( b5efits (f]$ ?r\gh 
! /&alone plan t are o!rwise requir$ "u 
su* section #acjb7;b77#a77;,j74  4  7b7 
,te*nical correction to treatm5t ( ,,aca
 ,ex*anges cov]age ,section             

#acjb7;b77#d77;,f7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4#ahjbb7;b77#d77;,f77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 by /rik+ section                 
#acaa7;b77#b77;,b77ii7 & ins]t+ section 
#acaa7;d77#b77;,b77ii72 &  7#b7 by /rik+
 is (f]$ ?r\gh an ,ex*ange1 ano!r heal? 
plan (f]$ ?r\gh su* ,ex*ange & ins]t+ is
 (f]$ 9 a s]vice area ?r\gh an ,ex*ange 
7or 9 ! case ( a plan n (f]$ ?r\gh an   
,ex*ange1 (f]$ 9 a s]vice area 9 !      
individual or small gr\p m>ket 9 a      
,/ate71 ano!r heal? plan to ! ext5t (f]$
 9 su* s]vice area ?r\gh su* ,ex*ange   
7or1 to ! ext5t (f]$ 9 su* s]vice area 9
 su* individual or small gr\p m>ket 9 ! 
,/ate1 z applicable74  7c7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or    
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjah4