Rick Miller Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott
Title: Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions
A vote to pass a bill establishing new requirements for elective abortions.
Specifies that a qualified health plan offered through the health benefit exchange may not provide coverage for elective abortions (Sec. 1696).
Defines “health benefit exchange” as an American health benefit exchange administered by the federal government under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 1696).
Authorizes a health benefit plan to provide coverage for elective abortions under the following circumstances (Sec. 1218):
The coverage for elective abortion is provided separately from the other health benefit plan coverage offered;
The enrollee pays the premium for coverage for elective abortions separately from the premium for other health benefit plan coverage; and
The enrollee provides a signature for coverage for elective abortions separately from the signature required for other health benefit plan coverage.
Prohibits a health benefit plan issuer from providing a premium discount for an enrollee for another health benefit plan on the basis that the enrollee has coverage for elective abortion (Sec. 1218).
Establishes that a healthcare facility that provides coverage for elective abortions shall provide an enrollee with notice of the following information, prior to procedure (Sec. 1218):
Coverage for elective abortions is optional and separate from other health benefit plan coverage offered;
The premium cost for elective abortion coverage is a premium paid separately from the other health benefit plans; and
The enrollee may enroll in a health benefit plan without obtaining coverage for elective abortions.
Title: Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions
Title: Premium Increase for Non-Emergency Abortions