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Title II — Application under the Affordable Care Act

H.R. 7 · 113th Congress · Jan 29, 2014 · Lineage

II Application under the Affordable Care Act

Sec. 201 Clarifying application of prohibition to premium credits and cost-sharing reductions under ACA

(a)
In general—
(1)
Disallowance of refundable credit and cost-sharing reductions for coverage under qualified health plan which provides coverage for abortion—
(A)
In general— Subparagraph (A) of section 36B(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or any health plan that includes coverage for abortions (other than any abortion or treatment described in section 307 or 308 of title 1, United States Code)”.
(B)
Option to purchase or offer separate coverage or plan— Paragraph (3) of section 36B(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) Separate abortion coverage or plan allowed

“(i) Option to purchase separate coverage or plan—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as prohibiting any individual from purchasing separate coverage for abortions described in such subparagraph, or a health plan that includes such abortions, so long as no credit is allowed under this section with respect to the premiums for such coverage or plan.

“(ii) Option to offer coverage or plan—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall restrict any non-Federal health insurance issuer offering a health plan from offering separate coverage for abortions described in such subparagraph, or a plan that includes such abortions, so long as premiums for such separate coverage or plan are not paid for with any amount attributable to the credit allowed under this section (or the amount of any advance payment of the credit under section 1412 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).”

(2)
Disallowance of small employer health insurance expense credit for plan which includes coverage for abortion— Subsection (h) of section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(A)
by striking “Any term” and inserting the following:

“(1) In general—Any term”

(B)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) Exclusion of health plans including coverage for abortion

“(A) In general—The term “qualified health plan” does not include any health plan that includes coverage for abortions (other than any abortion or treatment described in section 307 or 308 of title 1, United States Code).

“(B) Separate abortion coverage or plan allowed

“(i) Option to purchase separate coverage or plan—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as prohibiting any employer from purchasing for its employees separate coverage for abortions described in such subparagraph, or a health plan that includes such abortions, so long as no credit is allowed under this section with respect to the employer contributions for such coverage or plan.

“(ii) Option to offer coverage or plan—Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall restrict any non-Federal health insurance issuer offering a health plan from offering separate coverage for abortions described in such subparagraph, or a plan that includes such abortions, so long as such separate coverage or plan is not paid for with any employer contribution eligible for the credit allowed under this section.”

(3)
Conforming ACA amendments— Section 1303(b) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)) is amended—
(A)
by striking paragraph (2);
(B)
by striking paragraph (3), as amended by section 202(a); and
(C)
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).
(b)
Application to multi-State plans— Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18054(a)) is amended to read as follows:

“(6) Coverage consistent with federal abortion policy—In entering into contracts under this subsection, the Director shall ensure that no multi-State qualified health plan offered in an Exchange provides health benefits coverage for which the expenditure of Federal funds is prohibited under chapter 4 of title 1, United States Code.”

(c)
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2014, but only with respect to plan years beginning after such date, and the amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to plan years beginning after such date.

Sec. 202 Revision of notice requirements regarding disclosure of extent of health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium surcharges

(a)
In general— Paragraph (3) of section 1303(b) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)) is amended to read as follows:

“(3) Rules relating to notice

“(A) In general—The extent of coverage (if any) of services described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(B)(ii) by a qualified health plan shall be disclosed to enrollees at the time of enrollment in the plan and shall be prominently displayed in any marketing or advertising materials, comparison tools, or summary of benefits and coverage explanation made available with respect to such plan by the issuer of the plan, by an Exchange, or by the Secretary, including information made available through an Internet portal or Exchange under sections 1311(c)(5) and 1311(d)(4)(C).

“(B) Separate disclosure of abortion surcharges—In the case of a qualified health plan that includes the services described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) and where the premium for the plan is disclosed, including in any marketing or advertising materials or any other information referred to in subparagraph (A), the surcharge described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II) that is attributable to such services shall also be disclosed and identified separately.”

(b)
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to materials, tools, or other information made available more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.