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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1598, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Bloom, Wasserman Schultz, and Effman offered
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18 Section 2. Legislative findings and intent.--
19 (1) The Legislature finds that:
20 (a) Each year, more than half of all pregnancies in
21 this state are unintended.
22 (b) Contraceptive services are part of basic health
23 care, allowing families to both adequately space desired
24 pregnancies and avoid unintended pregnancy.
25 (c) Contraceptives are highly cost-effective, yielding
26 from $4 to $14 dollars in savings for every dollar expended.
27 (d) By reducing rates of unintended pregnancy,
28 contraceptives help reduce the need for abortions.
29 (e) Unintended pregnancies lead to higher rates of
30 infant mortality, low birth weight, and maternal morbidity and
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1598, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
1 (f) Most women in this state of childbearing age rely
2 on private employment-related insurance to cover their medical
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4 (g) Most private insurers cover prescription drugs,
5 but many exclude coverage for prescription contraceptives.
6 (h) The lack of contraceptive coverage in health
7 insurance policies places many effective forms of
8 contraceptives beyond the financial reach of many women,
9 leading to unintended pregnancies.
10 (2) Therefore, the Legislature determines that
11 enactment of this bill constitutes an important state
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13 Section 3. Section 627.64061, Florida Statutes, is
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15 627.64061 Coverage for prescription
16 contraceptives.--Any health insurance policy that provides
17 coverage for outpatient prescription drugs shall cover
18 prescription oral contraceptives approved by the federal Food
19 and Drug Administration and prescribed by a practitioner
20 authorized by state licensure to prescribe such medication.
21 Coverage must be provided to the same extent and subject to
22 the same contract terms, including copayments and deductibles,
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1598, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. (for drafter's use only)
1 health insurance coverage for prescription
2 contraceptives; creating s. 627.64061, F.S.;
3 requiring any health insurance policy that
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