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.
Delivered to Governor at 2:57 p.m. on May 9, 2012
Assigned Act No. 2012-405.
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1357
Third Reading Passed
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
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 724
Coleman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 723
Coleman Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health
Source: Alabama Legislature