District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0925 Compare Versions

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6	6	Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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11	11	Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Anita Bonds 7
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16	16	Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 12
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21	21	Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. Councilmember Brooke Pinto 17
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26	26	Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 22
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33	33	A BILL 29
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38	38	IN THE COUNCIL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 34
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42	42	To amend the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Federal Law Conformity Act of 2000 to 38
43	43	require private insurance companies to cover certain health care costs without imposing 39
44	44	cost-sharing requirements. 40
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46	46	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 42
47	47	act may be cited as the “Health Insurance Coverage Expansion Amendment Act of 2024”. 43
48	48	Sec. 2. The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Federal Law Conformity Act of 2000, 44
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52	52	effective April 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-254; D.C. Official Code § 31-3831 et seq.), is amended as 45
53	53	follows: 46
54	54	(a) A new section 5b-1 is added to read as follows: 47
55	55	“Section 5b-1. Coverage of additional services. 48
56	56	“(a) An individual health plan or group health plan shall provide coverage for abortion 49
57	57	and abortion-related services, including follow-up services for an enrollee. No individual health 50
58	58	plan or group health plan shall impose any deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or other cost-51
59	59	sharing requirement on an enrollee for the coverage required by this section. 52
60	60	“(b) A health plan shall not impose any restrictions or delays on the coverage required by 53
61	61	this section. 54
62	62	“(c) Coverage for services under this section shall be provided without discrimination on 55
63	63	the basis of age, ancestry, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender 56
64	64	identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual 57
65	65	orientation. 58
66	66	“(d) Health insurance coverage through Medicaid is excluded from the requirements of 59
67	67	this subsection.”. 60
68	68	(b) Section 5d (D.C. Official Code § 31-3834.04) is amended as follows: 61
69	69	(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 62
70	70	(A) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “and services under 63
71	71	sections 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5f” and inserting the phrase “and services, or abortion and abortion-64
72	72	related services under sections 5a, 5b, 5b-1, 5c, and 5f” in its place. 65
73	73	(B) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “and services” and 66
74	74	inserting the phrase “and services, or abortion and abortion-related services” in its place. 67
75	75	(c) Section 5e (D.C. Official Code § 31-3834.05) is amended as follows: 68
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79	79	(1) Subsection (a) is amended as follows: 69
80	80	(A) The lead-in language is amended by striking the phrase “sections 5a, 70
81	81	5b, or 5c” and inserting the phrase “sections 5a, 5b, 5b-1, and 5c” in its place. 71
82	82	(B) Paragraph (1) is amended by striking the phrase “contraceptive drugs, 72
83	83	devices, products, and services” and inserting the phrase “contraceptive or fertility enhancing 73
84	84	drugs, devices, products, and services, and abortion and abortion-related services” in its place. 74
85	85	(C) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “sections 5a, 5b, or 75
86	86	5c” and inserting the phrase “sections 5a, 5b, 5b-1, and 5c” in its place.” 76
87	87	(2) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “and services described in 77
88	88	sections 5a, 5b, or 5c” and inserting the phrase “and services, and abortion and abortion-related 78
89	89	services described in sections 5a, 5b, 5b-1, and 5c” in its place. 79
90	90	Sec. 3. Rules. 80
91	91	The Mayor, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, 81
92	92	approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code § 2-501 et seq.), shall issue rules 82
93	93	to implement the provisions of this act. 83
94	94	Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 84
95	95	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 85
96	96	impact statement required by 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 86
97	97	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 87
98	98	Sec. 5. Effective date. 88
99	99	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 89
100	100	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review as 90
101	101	provided in sections 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 91
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105	105	24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 92
106	106	Columbia Register. 93