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3 <br />GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />SESSION 2011 <br />H 2 <br />HOUSE BILL 910 <br />Committee Substitute Favorable 6/8/11 <br />Short Title: Gov't Health Plans/ Limited Abortion Coverage. (Public) <br />Sponsors: <br />Referred to: <br />May 5, 2011 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />A BILL TO BE ENTITLED <br />AN ACT TO LIMIT ABORTION COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR <br />TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS UNDER ANY HEALTH <br />INSURANCE PLAN OFFERED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. <br />The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />SECTION 1.(a) Effective until January 1, 2011, G.S. 135-45.8 is amended by <br />adding a new subdivision to read: <br />"§ 135-45.8. General limitations and exclusions. <br />The following shall in no event be considered covered expenses nor will benefits described <br />in G.S. 135-45.6 through G.S. 135-45.11 be payable for: <br />25 Charges for medical or sur¢i, cal abortion procedures except: <br />a. When the pre~nancy is the result of cases of rape or incest. <br />b. The life of the mother would be endangered if the unborn child were <br />carried to term. <br />Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit medical care provided <br />after a spontaneous miscarriage." <br />SECTION 1.(b) Effective until January 1, 2011, the provisions of <br />G.S. 135-45.8(21) and (22) do not apply to complications or related charges from an abortion <br />not covered under G.S. 135-45.8(25), as enacted in subsection (a) of this section. <br />SECTION 1.(c) Effective January 1, 2011, G.S. 135-48.52, as enacted in Section <br />2.10 of S.L. 2011-85, is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: <br />"~, Charges for medical or surgical abortion procedures except: <br />a. When the pregn~y is the result of cases of rape or incest. <br />b. The life of the mother would be endangered if the unborn child were <br />carried to term. <br />Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit medical care provided <br />after a spontaneous miscarriage. The Plan shall, however, provide coverage <br />for subsequent complications or related charges arising from an abortion not <br />covered under this subdivision." <br />SECTION 2.(a) Effective until January 1, 2011, G.S. 153A-92(d) reads as <br />rewritten: <br />"(d) A county may purchase life insurance or health insurance or both for the benefit of <br />all or any class of county officers and employees as a part of their compensation. A county may <br />provide other fringe benefits for county officers and employees. In providing health insurance <br />to county officers and employees, a county shall not provide abortion coverage greater than that <br />~~II II I III I~ I ICI IIII I ~ VIII ~ III <br />* H 9 1 0- V-~ <br />