,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,oversight and ,reform1 and ,ways and   
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xxvii of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act and title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 to require group 
health plans1 health insurance issuers  
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage1 and ,federal        
,employees ,health ,benefits ,program   
health benefits plans to meet certain   
requirements with respect to medical    
child support orders1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,child    

,health ,coverage ,compensation in      
,divorce ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,medical   
child support order requirements  7a7   
,public ,health ,service ,act           
requirements ,subpart ,,ii of part ,a of
 title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aa
 et seq47 is amended by adding at the   
end the following new section3  #bgcj4  
,coverage pursuant to medical child     
support orders ,in any case in which a  
child has benefits under the group      
health plan or health insurance coverage
 of a noncustodial parent 7including a  
stepparent71 such plan or the issuer    
offering such coverage shall--  7#a7    
provide such information to the         
custodial parent as may be necessary for
 the child to obtain benefits through   
such plan or such coverage2  7#b7 permit
 the custodial parent 7or provider1 with
 the custodial parent's approval7 to    
submit claims for covered services      
without the approval of the noncustodial
 parent2 and  7#c7 make payment on      

claims submitted in accordance with     
paragraph 7#b7 directly to such         
custodial parent or the provider4  4    
7b7 ,federal ,employees ,health         
,benefits ,program requirements ,section
 #hijd of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new section3  7c7 ,in any 
case in which a child has health        
coverage through the carrier of a       
noncustodial parent 7including a        
stepparent7 under the program           
established under this chapter1 such    
carrier shall--  7#a7 provide such      
information to the custodial parent as  
may be necessary for the child to obtain
 benefits through such coverage2  7#b7  
permit the custodial parent 7or         
provider1 with the custodial parent's   
approval7 to submit claims for covered  
services without the approval of the    
noncustodial parent2 and  7#c7 make     
payment on claims submitted in          
accordance with paragraph 7#b7 directly 
to such custodial parent or the         

provider4  4  7c7 ,federal health care  
programs ,part ,a of title ,,xi of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acja et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#aaej;,c4 ,coverage pursuant to medical 
child support orders ,in any case in    
which a child has benefits under a      
,federal health care program through a  
noncustodial parent 7including a        
stepparent71 such program shall--  7#a7 
provide such information to the         
custodial parent as may be necessary for
 the child to obtain benefits through   
such program2  7#b7 permit the custodial
 parent 7or provider1 with the custodial
 parent's approval7 to submit claims for
 covered services without the approval  
of the noncustodial parent2 and  7#c7   
make payment on claims submitted in     
accordance with paragraph 7#b7 directly 
to such custodial parent1 or ,state     
agency 7if applicable74  4  7d7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to

 plan years beginning on or after       
,january #a1 #bjbj4