,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hccj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1 #bjbj
 ,ms4 ,porter 7for herself1 ,ms4        
,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4    
,cole1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1    
,mr4 ,cisneros1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
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 the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act1 the ,employee           
,retirement ,income ,security ,act of   
#aigd1 and the ,internal ,revenue ,code 
of #aihf to provide for certain health  
coverage of newborns4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,no      
,surprise ,bills for ,new ,moms ,act4   
#b4 ,providing for certain health       

coverage of newborns  7a7 ,,phsa        
amendments ,section #bgbe of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjj;gg-#be7 is amended--  7#a7 by      
redesignating subsections 7d7 through   
7f7 as subsections 7e7 through 7g71     
respectively2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting    
7or1 in the case of subsection 7d71 the 
parent or newborn child of such parent7 
after mother or her newborn child and   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting    
7or1 in the case of subsection 7d71     
parents7 after each occurrence of       
mothers2  7#c7 by inserting after       
subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7      
,newborn coverage ,a group health plan1 
and a health insurance issuer offering  
group or individual health insurance    
coverage1 shall1 in the case of a parent
 who is a participant or beneficiary in 
the plan or coverage--  7#a7 provide    
coverage to a newborn of such parent for
 a #cj-;day period after the date of the
 birth of such newborn for any service  

for which coverage is otherwise provided
 under such plan or coverage2  7#b7     
provide for a special enrollment period 
to enroll such newborn in the plan or   
coverage during at least the #fj-;day   
period following the period specified in
 paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 in the case  
that such plan or coverage receives a   
claim for items and services furnished  
to such newborn of such participant or  
beneficiary and such newborn is not     
enrolled under such plan or coverage1   
provide immediate notification to the   
participant or beneficiary that such    
newborn is not so enrolled4  2 and  7#d7
 in subsection 7g77#a71 as redesignated 
by paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7other  
than subsection 7d77 after this section4
  7b7 ,,erisa amendments ,section #gaa  
of the ,employee ,retirement ,income    
,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#aahe7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7d7 through   
7f7 as subsections 7e7 through 7g71     
respectively2 and  7#b7 in subsection   

7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
inserting 7or1 in the case of subsection
 7d71 the parent or newborn child of    
such parent7 after mother or her newborn
 child and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by  
inserting 7or1 in the case of subsection
 7d71 parents7 after each occurrence of 
mothers2  7#c7 by inserting after       
subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7      
,newborn coverage ,a group health plan1 
and a health insurance issuer offering  
group health insurance coverage1 shall1 
in the case of a parent who is a        
participant or beneficiary in the plan  
or coverage-- 7#a7 provide coverage to a
 newborn of such parent for a #cj-;day  
period after the date of the birth of   
such newborn for any service for which  
coverage is otherwise provided under    
such plan or coverage2  7#b7 provide for
 a special enrollment period to enroll  
such newborn in the plan or coverage    
during at least the #fj-;day period     
following the period specified in       
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 in the case   

that such plan or coverage receives a   
claim for items and services furnished  
to such newborn of such participant or  
beneficiary and such newborn is not     
enrolled under such plan or coverage1   
provide immediate notification to the   
participant or beneficiary that such    
newborn is not so enrolled4  2 and  7#d7
 in subsection 7g77#a71 as redesignated 
by paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7other  
than subsection 7d77 after this section4
  7c7 ,,irc amendments ,section #ihaa of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  
is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating     
subsections 7d7 and 7e7 as subsections  
7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by inserting 7or1 in the case of  
subsection 7d71 the parent or newborn   
child of such parent7 after mother or   
her newborn child and  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#b71 by inserting 7or1 in the case of 
subsection 7d71 parents7 after each     
occurrence of mothers2  7#c7 by         
inserting after subsection 7c7 the      

following3  7d7 ,newborn coverage ,a    
group health plan shall1 in the case of 
a parent who is a participant or        
beneficiary in the plan--  7#a7 provide 
coverage to a newborn of such parent for
 a #cj-;day period after the date of the
 birth of such newborn for any service  
for which coverage is otherwise provided
 under such plan2  7#b7 provide for a   
special enrollment period to enroll such
 newborn in the plan during at least the
 #fj-;day period following the period   
specified in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7  
in the case that such plan receives a   
claim for items and services furnished  
to such newborn of such participant or  
beneficiary and such newborn is not     
enrolled under such plan1 provide       
immediate notification to the           
participant or beneficiary that such    
newborn is not so enrolled4  2 and  7#d7
 in subsection 7f77#a71 as redesignated 
by paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7other  
than subsection 7d77 after this section4
  7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments   

made by this section shall apply with   
respect to plan years beginning on or   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4