Bill Text: IA HF2096 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting certain health care coverage for elective abortions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-05 - Subcommittee, L. Miller, Koester, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 175. [HF2096 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2096-Introduced.html
House
File
2096
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2096
BY
ALONS
,
SALMON
,
SHEETS
,
SCHULTZ
,
FISHER
,
GASSMAN
,
and
SHAW
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
certain
health
care
coverage
for
elective
1
abortions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
249N.5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
3
“elective
abortion”
means
the
same
as
in
section
514C.30.
4
b.
Premium
assistance
for
the
purchase
of
covered
benefits
5
under
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
shall
not
be
provided
6
through
a
qualified
health
plan
that
covers
elective
abortion.
7
However,
an
individual,
organization,
or
employer
participating
8
in
a
qualified
health
plan
under
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
9
plan
may
purchase
supplemental
coverage
for
elective
abortion
10
outside
of
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
but
shall
do
so
11
only
by
purchase
of
separate
coverage
or
an
optional
rider
12
for
which
a
separate
premium
is
paid
by
the
purchaser.
The
13
purchaser
shall
provide
notice
to
each
affected
insured
that
14
elective
abortion
will
be
included
as
separate
coverage
or
15
as
an
optional
rider
and
that
the
coverage
may
be
used
by
a
16
covered
dependent
without
notice
to
the
insured.
17
c.
This
subsection
applies
to
the
purchase
of
covered
18
benefits
to
be
provided
effective
on
or
after
July
1,
2014.
19
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
514C.30
Elective
abortion
coverage
——
20
exclusion.
21
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
22
requires,
“elective
abortion”
means
the
intentional
use
or
23
prescription
of
any
instrument,
medicine,
drug,
or
any
other
24
substance
or
device
to
terminate
the
pregnancy
of
a
woman
known
25
to
be
pregnant,
with
an
intention
other
than
to
increase
the
26
probability
of
a
live
birth,
to
preserve
the
life
or
health
27
of
a
child
after
live
birth,
or
to
remove
a
dead
unborn
child
28
who
died
as
the
result
of
natural
causes
in
utero,
accidental
29
trauma,
or
a
criminal
assault
on
the
pregnant
woman.
“Elective
30
abortion”
does
not
include
any
of
the
following:
31
a.
The
use
or
prescription
of
a
drug
or
device
intended
as
a
32
contraceptive.
33
b.
The
intentional
use
of
an
instrument,
medicine,
drug,
or
34
other
substance
or
device
by
a
physician
to
terminate
a
woman’s
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pregnancy
if
the
woman’s
physical
condition,
in
the
physician’s
1
reasonable
medical
judgment,
necessitates
the
termination
of
2
the
woman’s
pregnancy
to
avert
the
woman’s
death.
3
c.
Treatment
upon
a
pregnant
woman
who
is
experiencing
a
4
miscarriage
or
has
been
diagnosed
with
an
ectopic
pregnancy.
5
2.
Notwithstanding
the
uniformity
of
treatment
requirements
6
of
section
514C.6,
a
policy,
contract,
or
plan
providing
for
7
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
medical
expenses
8
shall
exclude
coverage
for
elective
abortion.
9
3.
Coverage
for
an
elective
abortion
may
be
obtained
through
10
a
separate
policy,
contract,
or
plan
or
an
optional
rider
for
11
which
a
separate
premium
is
paid.
12
4.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
apply
to
all
of
the
13
following
classes
of
third-party
payment
provider
contracts,
14
policies,
or
plans
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
15
or
renewed
in
this
state
on
or
after
July
1,
2014:
16
a.
Individual
or
group
accident
and
sickness
insurance
17
providing
coverage
on
an
expense-incurred
basis.
18
b.
An
individual
or
group
hospital
or
medical
service
19
contract
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
509,
514,
or
514A.
20
c.
An
individual
or
group
health
maintenance
organization
21
contract
regulated
under
chapter
514B.
22
d.
An
individual
or
group
Medicare
supplemental
policy,
23
unless
coverage
pursuant
to
such
policy
is
preempted
by
federal
24
law.
25
e.
A
plan
established
pursuant
to
chapter
509A
for
public
26
employees.
27
5.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
accident-only,
specified
28
disease,
short-term
hospital
or
medical,
hospital
confinement
29
indemnity,
credit,
dental,
vision,
long-term
care,
basic
30
hospital,
and
medical-surgical
expense
coverage
as
defined
by
31
the
commissioner
of
insurance,
disability
income
insurance
32
coverage,
coverage
issued
as
a
supplement
to
liability
33
insurance,
workers’
compensation
or
similar
insurance,
or
34
automobile
medical
payment
insurance.
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6.
This
section
does
not
require
a
third-party
provider
1
to
provide
or
offer
to
provide
an
optional
rider
for
elective
2
abortion
coverage.
3
7.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
4
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
this
section.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
prohibits
certain
health
care
coverage
for
9
elective
abortion.
10
The
bill
provides
that
premium
assistance
for
the
purchase
11
of
covered
benefits
under
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan,
12
Code
chapter
249N,
created
pursuant
to
the
federal
Patient
13
Protection
and
Affordable
Care
Act,
shall
not
be
provided
14
through
a
qualified
health
plan
that
covers
elective
abortion.
15
However,
an
individual,
organization,
or
employer
participating
16
in
such
a
plan
may
purchase
supplemental
coverage
for
elective
17
abortion
outside
of
the
Iowa
health
and
wellness
plan
but
shall
18
do
so
only
by
purchase
of
separate
coverage
or
an
optional
19
rider
for
which
a
separate
premium
has
been
paid
by
the
20
purchaser.
The
purchaser
shall
provide
notice
to
each
affected
21
insured
that
elective
abortion
will
be
included
as
a
separate
22
coverage
or
as
an
optional
rider
and
that
the
coverage
may
be
23
used
by
a
covered
dependent
without
notice
to
the
insured.
24
This
provision
applies
to
the
purchase
of
covered
benefits
to
25
be
provided
effective
on
or
after
July
1,
2014.
26
The
bill
also
requires
a
policy,
contract,
or
plan
providing
27
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
of
health
or
medical
28
expenses
to
exclude
coverage
for
elective
abortions.
However,
29
coverage
for
an
elective
abortion
may
be
obtained
through
30
purchase
of
a
separate
policy,
contract,
or
plan
or
an
optional
31
rider
for
which
a
separate
premium
is
paid.
32
This
portion
of
the
bill
is
applicable
to
individual
and
33
group
third-party
payment
provider
contracts,
policies,
or
34
plans
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
state
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on
or
after
July
1,
2014.
This
portion
of
the
bill
does
not
1
apply
to
specified
types
of
insurance.
The
commissioner
of
2
insurance
is
required
to
adopt
rules
as
necessary
to
administer
3
this
portion
of
the
bill.
4
The
bill
defines
elective
abortion
for
the
Iowa
health
and
5
wellness
plan
and
third-party
payment
provider
provisions
of
6
the
bill.
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