H.R. 9996 — No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

This section requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover a newborn for 30 days after birth for any otherwise covered service, provide a special enrollment period of at least 60 days following that period, and notify the participant or beneficiary immediately upon receiving a claim for an unenrolled newborn. It extends existing prohibitions on denying eligibility or offering incentives to avoid minimum stay requirements to parents. The requirements apply to plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment.