| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health insurance; creating s. |
| 3 | 627.64995, F.S.; prohibiting the use of state or federal |
| 4 | funds to provide coverage for abortions in an exchange |
| 5 | created pursuant to federal law; specifying conditions |
| 6 | under which a health insurance policy or group health |
| 7 | insurance policy is deemed to be purchased with state or |
| 8 | federal funds; providing exceptions; providing a |
| 9 | definition; creating s. 641.31099, F.S.; prohibiting the |
| 10 | use of state or federal funds to provide coverage for |
| 11 | abortions in an exchange created pursuant to federal law; |
| 12 | specifying conditions under which a health maintenance |
| 13 | contract is deemed to provide coverage purchased with |
| 14 | state or federal funds; providing exceptions; providing a |
| 15 | definition; providing an effective date. |
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| 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 19 | Section 1. Section 627.64995, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 20 | to read: |
| 21 | 627.64995 Restrictions on use of funds for state |
| 22 | exchanges.- |
| 23 | (1) A health insurance policy or group health insurance |
| 24 | policy purchased in whole or in part with state or federal funds |
| 25 | through an exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient |
| 26 | Protection and Affordable Care Act may not provide coverage for |
| 27 | an abortion as defined in s. 390.011(1). A policy shall be |
| 28 | deemed to be purchased with state or federal funds if it is a |
| 29 | policy toward which any tax credit or cost-sharing credit is |
| 30 | applied. |
| 31 | (2) This section does not prohibit coverage for an |
| 32 | abortion that is performed to save the life or physical health |
| 33 | of the mother or when the pregnancy resulted from an act of rape |
| 34 | or incest. |
| 35 | (3) This section may not be construed to prevent a health |
| 36 | insurance plan or group health insurance plan from providing any |
| 37 | private person or entity with separate coverage for abortions, |
| 38 | provided such coverage is not purchased, in whole or in part, |
| 39 | with state or federal funds. |
| 40 | (4) For purposes of this section, the term "state" means |
| 41 | the State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions. |
| 42 | Section 2. Section 641.31099, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 43 | to read: |
| 44 | 641.31099 Restrictions on use of funds for state |
| 45 | exchanges.- |
| 46 | (1) A health maintenance contract under which coverage is |
| 47 | purchased in whole or in part with state or federal funds |
| 48 | through an exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient |
| 49 | Protection and Affordable Care Act may not provide coverage for |
| 50 | an abortion as defined in s. 390.011(1). Coverage under a health |
| 51 | maintenance contract shall be deemed to be purchased with state |
| 52 | or federal funds if the coverage is provided under a contract |
| 53 | toward which any tax credit or cost-sharing credit is applied. |
| 54 | (2) This section does not prohibit coverage for an |
| 55 | abortion that is performed to save the life or physical health |
| 56 | of the mother or when the pregnancy resulted from an act of rape |
| 57 | or incest. |
| 58 | (3) This section may not be construed to prevent a health |
| 59 | maintenance contract from providing any private person or entity |
| 60 | with separate coverage for abortions, provided such coverage is |
| 61 | not purchased, in whole or in part, with state or federal funds. |
| 62 | (4) For purposes of this section, the term "state" means |
| 63 | the State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions. |
| 64 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |