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DE SB151

Bill

Status

Passed

7/11/2018

Primary Sponsor

Margaret Henry

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Origin

Senate

149th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all health insurance carriers in Delaware to cover FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices, and products without cost-sharing, including at least one option within each therapeutic equivalent category

  • Mandates coverage for 12-month supplies of prescription contraceptives, which may be dispensed all at once or over the course of the year

  • Expands required coverage to include voluntary female sterilization, emergency contraception (including over-the-counter options), patient education and counseling, follow-up services, and immediate postpartum insertion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

  • Applies contraceptive coverage requirements to individual and group health plans, state employee health plans, and Medicaid recipients under Title 31

  • Permits religious employers to request exclusion from coverage requirements for FDA-approved contraceptive drug and device insertion/removal if it conflicts with bona fide religious beliefs, with notice required to employees

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 18, Title 29, And Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Insurance Coverage Of Contraceptives.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

7/11/2018

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Development6/19/2018
Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce6/6/2018
Banking, Business & Insurance3/29/2018

Full Bill Text

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