Vandana Slatter voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that requires state insurers provide coverage for abortion and contraception services.
Requires a health plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2019 provide coverage for the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):
All contraceptive drugs, devices, and other over the counter products approved by the FDA;
Voluntary sterilization procedures; and
The consultations, examinations, procedures, and medical services necessary to prescribe, dispense, insert, or remove the drugs or devices described in this section.
Specifies that a healthcare plan may not require copayments, deductibles, or other forms of cost sharing, unless the health plan is offered as a qualifying health plan (Sec. 2)
Prohibits health plans from being construed to allow for the denial of care on the basis of any of the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):
Race or color;
national origin, citizenship, or immigration status;
Sex or sexual orientation;
Gender expression or identity;
Marital status, age, or disability.
Requires that a health plan that provides coverage for maternity care to also provide substantially equivalent coverage to permit the abortion of a pregnancy, and may not limit in any way a person’s access to services related to the abortion (Sec. 3).
Title: Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception
Vote to pass a bill that requires state insurers provide coverage for abortion and contraception services.
Requires a health plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2019 provide coverage for the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):
All contraceptive drugs, devices, and other over the counter products approved by the FDA;
Voluntary sterilization procedures; and
The consultations, examinations, procedures, and medical services necessary to prescribe, dispense, insert, or remove the drugs or devices described in this section.
Specifies that a healthcare plan may not require copayments, deductibles, or other forms of cost sharing, unless the health plan is offered as a qualifying health plan (Sec. 2)
Prohibits health plans from being construed to allow for the denial of care on the basis of any of the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 2):
Race or color;
national origin, citizenship, or immigration status;
Sex or sexual orientation;
Gender expression or identity;
Marital status, age, or disability.
Requires that a health plan that provides coverage for maternity care to also provide substantially equivalent coverage to permit the abortion of a pregnancy, and may not limit in any way a person’s access to services related to the abortion (Sec. 3).
Title: Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception
Title: Requires State Insurer Coverage of Abortion and Contraception