Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to abortion coverage in qualified plans offered through a health care exchange in a state, to modify the notice rules to require that:
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1848 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1848
To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111-148 concerning the notice
requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion
and abortion premium surcharges.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 18, 2013
Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Coats, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Thune, Mr.
Lee, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111-148 concerning the notice
requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion
and abortion premium surcharges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF EXTENT
OF HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE OF ABORTION AND ABORTION PREMIUM
SURCHARGES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 1303(b) of Public Law
111-148 (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Rules relating to notice.--
``(A) In general.--The extent of coverage (if any)
of services described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or
(1)(B)(ii) by a qualified health plan shall be
disclosed to enrollees at the time of enrollment in the
plan and shall be prominently displayed in any
marketing or advertising materials, comparison tools,
or summary of benefits and coverage explanation made
available with respect to such plan by the issuer of
the plan, by an Exchange, or by the Secretary,
including information made available through an
Internet portal or Exchange under sections 1311(c)(5)
and 1311(d)(4)(C).
``(B) Separate disclosure of abortion surcharges.--
In the case of a qualified health plan that includes
the services described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) and where
the premium for the plan is disclosed, including in any
marketing or advertising materials or any other
information referred to in subparagraph (A), the
surcharge described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II) that is
attributable to such services shall also be disclosed
and identified separately.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to materials, tools, or other information made available more
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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