HB112 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ed Henry
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Health, abortion coverage by exchange participating health plans, State of Alabama opts out of authorizing, health insurance coverage for elective abortions, prohibited, exceptions
Description: Currently, the new federal health care reform law requires individual states to operate and maintain "health insurance exchanges." Health insurance plans offering abortion coverage are allowed to participate in a state's exchange and to receive federal subsidies unless the Legislature affirmatively opts out of offering these plans.
This bill would specifically provide that the State of Alabama affirmatively opts out of allowing abortion coverage by exchange participating health plans.
This bill would prohibit health insurance coverage of elective abortions unless the insured has paid additional monies for a separate rider.
Subjects: Health

Indefinitely Postponed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health