HOUSE BILL No. 4828


     June 17, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Hager, Green, Vear, Voorhees, Garcia, Bishop,
Tabor, Sanborn, Richardville, DeWeese, Kuipers, Bradstreet, Gilbert, Hart, Julian, Patterson and
Birkholz and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.


        A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled

   "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"

   (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 402c.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 402C.  (1) A HEALTH CARE CORPORATION GROUP OR NONGROUP

 2    CERTIFICATE SHALL NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ELECTIVE ABORTIONS

 3    UNLESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE MET:

 4         (A) THE MEMBER HAS INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED, BY OPTIONAL RIDER,

 5    THE ELECTIVE ABORTION COVERAGE.

 6         (B) AN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM FOR THE OPTIONAL ELECTIVE ABORTION

 7    COVERAGE RIDER HAS BEEN PAID BY THE MEMBER OR THE MEMBER HAS

 8    INDIVIDUALLY CONSENTED IN WRITING TO THE PREMIUM BEING PAID BY

 9    THE GROUP PURCHASER OF COVERAGE.

10         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:




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 1         (A) "ELECTIVE ABORTION" MEANS THE INTENTIONAL USE OF AN

 2    INSTRUMENT, DRUG, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE OR DEVICE TO TERMINATE A

 3    WOMAN'S PREGNANCY FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO INCREASE THE PROBA-

 4    BILITY OF A LIVE BIRTH, TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OR HEALTH OF THE

 5    CHILD AFTER LIVE BIRTH, OR TO REMOVE A DEAD FETUS.  ELECTIVE

 6    ABORTION DOES NOT INCLUDE EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

 7         (i) THE PRESCRIPTION OF OR USE OF A DRUG OR DEVICE
             INTENDED

 8    AS A CONTRACEPTIVE.

 9         (ii) THE INTENTIONAL USE OF AN INSTRUMENT, DRUG, OR
             OTHER

10    SUBSTANCE OR DEVICE BY A PHYSICIAN TO TERMINATE A WOMAN'S PREG-

11    NANCY IF THE WOMAN'S PHYSICAL CONDITION, IN THE PHYSICIAN'S REA-

12    SONABLE MEDICAL JUDGMENT, NECESSITATES THE TERMINATION OF THE

13    WOMAN'S PREGNANCY TO AVERT HER DEATH.

14         (B) "MEMBER" MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOSE BENEFIT A HEALTH

15    CARE CORPORATION CERTIFICATE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) HAS BEEN

16    ISSUED.

17         (C) "PHYSICIAN" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED TO ENGAGE IN

18    THE PRACTICE OF ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE OR THE PRACTICE OF OSTEO-

19    PATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH

20    CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 TO 333.18838.

21         (3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT CREATE A RIGHT TO ABORTION.

22         (4) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, A

23    PERSON SHALL NOT PERFORM AN ABORTION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

24         (5) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO CERTIFICATES ISSUED OR RENEWED

25    IN THIS STATE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.







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