[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3953 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3953

  To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan 
                         coverage of abortion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2014

Mr. Cartwright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan 
                         coverage of abortion.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Plan Notice Requirements 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF ACA NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF 
              EXTENT OF HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE OF ABORTION.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1303(b)(3) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)(3)) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) Notice.--Each qualified health plan shall 
                provide to enrollees a notice on the extent of coverage 
                (if any) of services described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) 
                or (1)(B)(ii) by such plan. Such notice shall be 
                included as part of marketing or advertising materials, 
                comparison tools, or summaries of benefits and coverage 
                explanations made available with respect to such plan 
                by the issuer of the plan or an Exchange during any 
                enrollment period for such plan or prior period for 
                purposes of comparisons of qualified health plans by 
                potential enrollees.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to materials, tools, summaries, and explanations 
provided on or after 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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