Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1414
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                 Comm: UNFAV           .                                
                  04/15/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget (Margolis) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 22 - 73
    4  and insert:
    5         (1) A health insurance policy under which coverage is
    6  purchased in whole or in part with any state or federal funds
    7  through an exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient
    8  Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, may not
    9  provide coverage for an abortion as defined in s. 390.011(1),
   10  except if the physician certifies in writing that an abortion is
   11  necessary because the pregnancy poses a threat to the woman’s
   12  life, is a serious risk to her health, or is the result of an
   13  act of rape or incest. Coverage is deemed to be purchased with
   14  state or federal funds if any tax credit or cost-sharing credit
   15  is applied toward the health insurance policy.
   16         (2) This section does not prohibit a health insurance
   17  policy from offering separate coverage for an abortion if such
   18  coverage is not purchased in whole or in part with state or
   19  federal funds.
   20         (3) As used in this section, the term “state” means this
   21  state or any political subdivision of the state.
   22         Section 2. Section 627.66995, Florida Statutes, is created
   23  to read:
   24         627.66995 Restrictions on use of state and federal funds
   25  for state exchanges.—
   26         (1) A group, franchise, or blanket health insurance policy
   27  under which coverage is purchased in whole or in part with any
   28  state or federal funds through an exchange created pursuant to
   29  the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L.
   30  No. 111-148, may not provide coverage for an abortion as defined
   31  in s. 390.011(1), except if the physician certifies in writing
   32  that an abortion is necessary because the pregnancy poses a
   33  threat to the woman’s life, is a serious risk to her health, or
   34  is the result of an act of rape or incest. Coverage is deemed to
   35  be purchased with state or federal funds if any tax credit or
   36  cost-sharing credit is applied toward the group, franchise, or
   37  blanket health insurance policy.
   38         (2) This section does not prohibit a group, franchise, or
   39  blanket health insurance policy from offering separate coverage
   40  for an abortion if such coverage is not purchased in whole or in
   41  part with state or federal funds.
   42         (3) As used in this section, the term “state” means this
   43  state or any political subdivision of the state.
   44         Section 3. Section 641.31099, Florida Statutes, is created
   45  to read:
   46         641.31099 Restrictions on use of state and federal funds
   47  for state exchanges.—
   48  (1) A health maintenance contract under which coverage is
   49  purchased in whole or in part with any state or federal funds
   50  through an exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient
   51  Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, may not
   52  provide coverage for an abortion as defined in s. 390.011(1),
   53  except if the physician certifies in writing that an abortion is
   54  necessary because the pregnancy poses a threat to the woman’s
   55  life, is a serious risk to her health, or is the result of an
   56  act of rape or incest. Coverage is deemed to be purchased with
   57  state or federal funds if any tax credit or cost-sharing credit
   58  is applied toward the health maintenance contract.