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AR SB113
Bill
Status
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Cecile Bledsoe
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AI Summary
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Prohibits qualified health plans offered through Arkansas's state health insurance exchange from including elective abortion coverage as part of standard plan offerings.
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Allows individuals to purchase optional supplemental abortion coverage outside the state exchange with a separate premium that must fully cover estimated abortion costs on an actuarial basis.
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Requires insurers offering supplemental abortion coverage to obtain three separate signatures at enrollment: one for abortion coverage, one for other coverage, and one acknowledging receipt of the separate premium notice.
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Mandates that notices about supplemental abortion coverage costs be distinct and separate from notices about other coverage costs, with specific premium amounts disclosed at enrollment.
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Prohibits insurers from discounting or reducing premiums for standard exchange plans based on whether an enrollee has elective abortion coverage; does not apply if federal law preempts state regulation.
Legislative Description
An Act To Prohibit Health Insurance Exchange Policies From Offering Coverage For Abortions Except Through A Separate Rider.
Last Action
Senate Sine Die adjournment
4/27/2011