HB 1647 - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/10/15)

Requires a health plan, issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, to: (1) Provide coverage for contraceptive drugs, devices, and other products approved by the federal food and drug administration; voluntary sterilization procedures; and applicable consultations, examinations, procedures, and medical services; and

(2) If it provides coverage for maternity care or services, also provide a covered person with substantially equivalent coverage to permit the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.

Requires the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities to conduct a literature review on disparities in access to reproductive health care.