PRINTER'S NO. 966
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.917
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, SANCHEZ, WAXMAN, PIELLI, RABB, VENKAT,
PROBST, KHAN, STEELE, KINKEAD, OTTEN, MAYES, HOHENSTEIN,
O'MARA, DEASY, BOYD, CARROLL, GREEN, PARKER AND SCHLOSSBERG,
MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in regulation of insurers and related persons
generally, repealing provisions relating to compliance with
Federal health care legislation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 33 of Title 40 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is repealed:
[CHAPTER 33
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL
HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
Sec.
3301. Definitions.
3302. Opt-out for abortion.
§ 3301. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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18 "Abortion." The term shall have the same meaning given to it
in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3203 (relating to definitions).
"Complication." The term shall have the same meaning given
to it in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3203 (relating to definitions).
"Health insurance exchange." The term shall mean an
insurance system established to comply with section 1311(b) or
1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. § 18031(b) or 18041(c)).
§ 3302. Opt-out for abortion.
(a) Prohibition.--The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby
elects pursuant to the authority granted the states under
section 1303(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. § 18023(a)) to prohibit
certain abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered
through the health insurance exchange under subsection (b).
(b) Included coverage prohibition.--No qualified health plan
offered in this Commonwealth through the health insurance
exchange shall include coverage for the performance of any
abortion unless the reason the abortion is performed is one for
which the expenditure of public funds would be permitted under
18 Pa.C.S. § 3215(c) (relating to publicly owned facilities;
public officials and public funds).
(c) Excluded coverage prohibited.--No qualified health plan
offered in this Commonwealth through a health insurance exchange
shall exclude coverage for:
(1) Treatment of any postabortion complication.
(2) Treatment of any miscarriage or any complication
related to a miscarriage.
(d) Option.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit an
individual from purchasing optional supplemental abortion
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coverage and obtains the coverage outside of the health
insurance exchange.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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