H.B. 351 Summary

• Prohibits health insurers, sickness and accident insurers, and public employee benefit plans from providing coverage for abortion services under any policy issued, delivered, or renewed in Ohio.

• Defines "abortion services" to include drugs or devices used to prevent implantation of a fertilized ovum, but explicitly excludes treatment for ectopic pregnancies.

• Allows coverage for post-abortion complications and treatment of incomplete, missed, or septic abortions.

• Restricts state and local funds from paying for abortion services except when the patient is diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, and requires physician certification on an "Abortion Certification Form" for any state or local fund reimbursement.

• Applies to state employee health insurance plans and multiple employer welfare arrangements, with provisions that override conflicting collective bargaining agreements.