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,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4   
,trone1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 
& ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,education & ,labor1 &   
,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 ! ,employee        
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd1 & ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf to provide = c]ta9 heal? cov]age (
 newborns4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,no ,surprise ,bills =  
,new ,moms ,act4  #b4 ,provid+ = c]ta9  
heal? cov]age ( newborns  7a7 ,,phsa    
am5dm5ts ,section #bgbe ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      

#cjj;gg-#be7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 z  
subsections 7e7 ?r\gh 7g71 respectively2
  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7or1 9 ! case (
 subsection 7d71 ! p>5t or newborn *ild 
( su* p>5t7 aft] "m or h] newborn *ild &
  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 7or1 9
 ! case ( subsection 7d71 p>5ts7 aft]   
ea* occurr5ce ( mo!rs2  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7      
,newborn cov]age ,a gr\p heal? plan1 & a
 heal? insurance issu] (f]+ gr\p or     
individual heal? insurance cov]age1     
%all1 9 ! case ( a p>5t :o is a         
p>ticipant or b5efici>y 9 ! plan or     
cov]age--  7#a7 provide cov]age to a    
newborn ( su* p>5t = a #cj-;day p]iod   
aft] ! date ( ! bir? ( su* newborn = any
 s]vice = :i* cov]age is o!rwise provid$
 "u su* plan or cov]age2  7#b7 provide =
 a special enrollm5t p]iod to enroll su*
 newborn 9 ! plan or cov]age dur+ at    
lea/ ! #fj-;day p]iod foll[+ ! p]iod    
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 9 !   

case t su* plan or cov]age receives a   
claim = items & s]vices furni%$ to su*  
newborn ( su* p>ticipant or b5efici>y & 
su* newborn is n enroll$ "u su* plan or 
cov]age1 provide imm$iate notification  
to ! p>ticipant or b5efici>y t su*      
newborn is n s enroll$4  2 &  7#d7 9    
subsection 7g77#a71 z r$esignat$ by     
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7o!r ?an       
subsection 7d77 aft] ?is section4  7b7  
,,erisa am5dm5ts ,section #gaa ( !      
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 z subsections 7e7 ?r\gh   
7g71 respectively2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 
7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+   
7or1 9 ! case ( subsection 7d71 ! p>5t  
or newborn *ild ( su* p>5t7 aft] "m or  
h] newborn *ild &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 by ins]t+ 7or1 9 ! case ( subsection   
7d71 p>5ts7 aft] ea* occurr5ce ( mo!rs2 
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 !    
foll[+3  7d7 ,newborn cov]age ,a gr\p   
heal? plan1 & a heal? insurance issu]   

(f]+ gr\p heal? insurance cov]age1 %all1
 9 ! case ( a p>5t :o is a p>ticipant or
 b5efici>y 9 ! plan or cov]age-- 7#a7   
provide cov]age to a newborn ( su* p>5t 
= a #cj-;day p]iod aft] ! date ( ! bir? 
( su* newborn = any s]vice = :i* cov]age
 is o!rwise provid$ "u su* plan or      
cov]age2  7#b7 provide = a special      
enrollm5t p]iod to enroll su* newborn 9 
! plan or cov]age dur+ at lea/ !        
#fj-;day p]iod foll[+ ! p]iod specifi$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 9 ! case t su*  
plan or cov]age receives a claim = items
 & s]vices furni%$ to su* newborn ( su* 
p>ticipant or b5efici>y & su* newborn is
 n enroll$ "u su* plan or cov]age1      
provide imm$iate notification to !      
p>ticipant or b5efici>y t su* newborn is
 n s enroll$4  2 &  7#d7 9 subsection   
7g77#a71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 
by ins]t+ 7o!r ?an subsection 7d77 aft] 
?is section4  7c7 ,,irc am5dm5ts        
,section #ihaa ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue     
,code ( #aihf is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 & 7e7 z      

subsections 7e7 & 7f71 respectively2 &  
7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7or1 9 ! case (        
subsection 7d71 ! p>5t or newborn *ild (
 su* p>5t7 aft] "m or h] newborn *ild & 
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 7or1 9 !
 case ( subsection 7d71 p>5ts7 aft] ea* 
occurr5ce ( mo!rs2  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] 
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,newborn  
cov]age ,a gr\p heal? plan %all1 9 !    
case ( a p>5t :o is a p>ticipant or     
b5efici>y 9 ! plan--  7#a7 provide      
cov]age to a newborn ( su* p>5t = a     
#cj-;day p]iod aft] ! date ( ! bir? (   
su* newborn = any s]vice = :i* cov]age  
is o!rwise provid$ "u su* plan2  7#b7   
provide = a special enrollm5t p]iod to  
enroll su* newborn 9 ! plan dur+ at lea/
 ! #fj-;day p]iod foll[+ ! p]iod        
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 9 !   
case t su* plan receives a claim = items
 & s]vices furni%$ to su* newborn ( su* 
p>ticipant or b5efici>y & su* newborn is
 n enroll$ "u su* plan1 provide imm$iate
 notification to ! p>ticipant or        

b5efici>y t su* newborn is n s enroll$4 
2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7f77#a71 z       
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+  
7o!r ?an subsection 7d77 aft] ?is       
section4  7d7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4