SAFE Act

Bill: 113-hr-346
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2013-01-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Comprehensive health care

Federal preemption

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state Exchange Plans Act or SAFE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in entering into contracts with health insurance issuers, to ensure that no multi-state qualified health plan offered in a health benefit exchange provides coverage of abortion. Excepts from such limitation: (1) a pregnancy that results from rape or incest; or (2) a case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.</p> <p>Preempts any state law requiring coverage of or funding for abortions in multi-state health plans.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 346 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Nunnelee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state Exchange Plans Act or SAFE Act . 2. Consistency with Federal abortion funding ban for coverage under multi-State plans in Exchanges (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) of the Patient protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18054(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows: (6) Consistency with Federal abortion funding ban (A) In general In entering into contracts under this subsection, the Director shall ensure that no multi-State qualified health plan offered in an Exchange provides coverage of abortion. (B) Exception The limitation established in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an abortion— (i) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (ii) in a case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. . (b) Preemption Section 1303(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18023(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this Act and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), nothing in this Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Application of limitation for multi-State plans Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) shall preempt any State law requiring coverage of or funding for abortions with respect to the application of such law to multi-State health plans. .