(a) Prohibition.-- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby elects pursuant to the authority granted the states under section 1303(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. § 18023(a)) to prohibit certain abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered through the health insurance exchange under subsection (b). (b) Included coverage prohibition.-- No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through the health insurance exchange shall include coverage for the performance of any abortion unless the reason the abortion is performed is one for which the expenditure of public funds would be permitted under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3215(c) (relating to publicly owned facilities; public officials and public funds). (c) Excluded coverage prohibited.-- No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through a health insurance exchange shall exclude coverage for: (1) Treatment of any postabortion complication. (2) Treatment of any miscarriage or any complication related to a miscarriage. (d) Option.-- Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual from purchasing optional supplemental abortion coverage provided the individual pays a separate premium for the coverage and obtains the coverage outside of the health insurance exchange. CHAPTER 35 MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE-TO-STOCK CONVERSION Sec. 3501. Definitions. 3502. Adoption of plan of conversion. 3503. Contents of plan of conversion. 3504. Optional provisions of plan of conversion. 3505. Alternative plan of conversion. 3506. Effective date of plan. 3507. Rights of subscribers whose policies are issued after adoption of plan and before effective date. 3508. Corporate existence. 3509. Conflict of interest. 3510. Failure to give notice. 3511. Limitation on actions. 3512. Reciprocal insurer insolvent or in hazardous financial condition. 3513. Rules and regulations. 3514. Laws applicable to stock company. 3515. Licensing of stock company and commencement of business as an insurance company. 3516. Amendment of policies. 3517. Prohibition on acquisitions of control.
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