Bill Text: WV SB160 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibiting abortion coverage in certain qualified health care plans
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-12 - To Health and Human Resources [SB160 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2022-SB160-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2022 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 160
By Senator Karnes
[Introduced January 12 ,2022;
referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on
Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-16I-10, relating to prohibiting abortion coverage in qualified health care plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2023; and providing an exception to the prohibition when a mother’s life is in danger.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 16I. WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE ACT.
§33-16I-10. Opt-out of abortion coverage.
Abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered through the exchange, whether the exchange is run solely by the state, in partnership with the federal government or solely by the federal government, is prohibited in those plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2023: Provided, That this does not prohibit coverage of abortion if the mother’s life is in danger.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit abortion coverage in qualified health care plans on or after January 1, 2023, with the exception for coverage when a mother’s life is in danger.
