119-hr2943

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2943 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2943

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination 
 disorder.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 17, 2025

 Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
 in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and 
 Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination 
 disorder.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Gabriel Rosenberg Dyspraxia/DCD 
Coverage Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON INSURANCE COVERAGE OF DYSPRAXIA/DCD.

 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and 
submit to Congress a report on coverage of items and services relating 
to the treatment of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder 
(``DCD'') under group health plans (as defined in 

section 2791 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91)), group and individual 
health insurance coverage (as so defined), Federal health care programs 
(as defined in 

section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a-7b)), and the program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code. Such report shall include the following:

    (1) Whether any coverage is provided for such items and 
 services under the Medicare program.

    (2) With respect to each State, whether such State provides 
 for any coverage of such items and services under the State's 
 Medicaid program.

    (3) With respect to Federal health care programs not 
 described in paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) , whether coverage for such 
 items and services is provided under such programs.

    (4) The extent to which coverage for such items and 
 services is provided under group health plans and group and 
 individual health insurance coverage.

    (5) What types of such items and services are generally 
 covered when coverage for such items and services is available.

    (6) Any age cutoffs that are imposed with respect to 
 coverage of such items and services when such coverage is 
 provided.

    (7) Barriers to coverage of such items and services (such 
 as a lack of providers of such items and services).

    (8) Whether group health plans and group and individual 
 health insurance coverage are generally in compliance with the 
 requirements of 

section 2726 of the Public Health Service Act 
 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-26).

    (9) Whether children with dyspraxia/DCD fail to meet the 
 diagnosis criteria for such disorder once becoming adults and 
 therefore lose coverage for such items and services.

    (10) Recommendations as to whether the Centers for Medicare 
 & Medicaid Services should issue guidance regarding coverage of 
 such items and services under the Medicare and Medicaid 
 programs.

    (11) Recommendations on how group health plans and group 
 and individual health insurance coverage may provide better 
 coverage for such items and services.
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