Arizona Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation -
Signed
(Executive)
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May 11, 2012
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Legislation -
Conference Report Adopted
(Senate)
(19-9) -
April 25, 2012
(Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
Highlights:
- Authorizes a “religiously affiliated employer” to require an insurance company to provide a contract without coverage for prescribed drugs or services used as contraceptives and outpatient contraceptive services due to religious objections of the “religiously affiliated employer” (Secs. 1-5).
- Defines a “religiously affiliated employer” as an entity that either (Secs. 1- 5):
- Primarily employs people who share the religious beliefs of the entity;
- Primarily serves people who share the religious beliefs of the entity; and
- Is a non-profit organization; or
- Is an entity whose articles of incorporation “clearly state” that it is a “religiously motivated organization” whose religious beliefs are “central” to the organization's operating principles.
- Requires health-care providers to provide coverage for prescription contraceptive methods ordered by a health-care provider for medical purposes besides the following uses (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraception;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; and
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes religiously affiliated employer to require employees to first pay for prescription contraceptive methods and then submit a claim to a health care services organization along with providing evidence that the prescription is necessary for a medical purpose other than those prohibited by the objections of the employer(Secs. 1-5).
- Prohibits a religiously affiliated employer from obtaining a employee's protected health information (Secs.1-5).
Legislation -
Conference Report Adopted
(House)
(36-21) -
April 19, 2012
(Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
Legislation -
Nonconcurrence Vote Passed
(House)
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April 12, 2012
Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
(17-13) -
April 12, 2012
(Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that exempts "religiously affiliated employers" from providing health insurance coverage for contraception based on a religious objection.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
Note:
NOTE: THIS VOTE RECONSIDERS A PREVIOUS VOTE.
Legislation -
Bill Failed
(Senate)
(13-17) -
March 28, 2012
(Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the following entities to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for specific items or services if doing so would violate the entity’s religious beliefs (Sec. 1-5):
- Employers;
- Hospital service corporations;
- Medical service corporations;
- Dental and optometric service corporations; and
- Other entities.
- Requires the entity to file a written affidavit with the insurance company stating the objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods from the provisions of this bill, provided that they have been prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes and not for any of the following purposes (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Authorizes an employer or other entity offering an insurance plan to require the subscriber to first pay for a prescription and then submit a claim to the entity for reimbursement with evidence that the prescription is not being used for a purpose included in the entity's written objection to coverage (Sec. 1-5).
- Prohibits an employer from obtaining an employee’s protected health information (Sec. 1-5).
- Specifies that this act does not restrict or limit any protections against employment discrimination that exist in current federal or state law (Sec. 1-5).
Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(39-18) -
March 1, 2012
(Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious objections.
Highlights:
- Authorizes employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage of contraception due to religious beliefs or moral convictions, whereas existing law limited the authorization to religious employers (Secs. 1-5).
- Exempts prescription contraceptive methods when prescribed by a health care provider for medical purposes other than (Secs. 1-5):
- Contraceptive;
- Abortifacient;
- Abortion; or
- Sterilization.
- Requires a claim to be submitted with evidence that a prescription is not, in whole or in part, for contraceptive purposes before an employer with a religious or moral objection is required to provide health care coverage for the prescription (Secs. 1-5).
- Repeals the requirement that prohibits religious employers from discriminating against an employee who independently obtains insurance coverage or prescriptions for contraception (Secs. 1-5).
Legislation -
Introduced
(House)
-
Jan. 18, 2012
Title: Authorizes Employers to Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraception
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