Nebraska Statutes 44-8403. Qualified health insurance plan offeredthrough health insurance exchange; abortion coverage; restriction; healthinsurance plan, contract, or policy; optional rider
(1) No abortion coverage shall be provided by a qualified health insurance plan offered through a health insurance exchange created pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, within the State of Nebraska. This subsection shall not apply to coverage for an abortion which is verified in writing by the attending physician as necessary to prevent the death of the woman or to coverage for medical complications arising from an abortion.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-8403
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) No health insurance plan, contract, or policy delivered or issued for delivery in the State of Nebraska shall provide coverage for an elective abortion except through an optional rider to the policy for which an additional premium is paid solely by the insured. This subsection applies to any health insurance plan, contract, or policy delivered or issued for delivery in the State of Nebraska by any health insurer, any nonprofit hospital, medical, surgical, dental, or health service corporation, any group health insurer, and any health maintenance organization subject to the laws of insurance in this state and any employer providing self-funded health insurance for his or her employees. This subsection also applies to any plan provision of hospital, medical, surgical, or funeral benefits or of coverage against accidental death or injury if such benefits or coverage are incidental to or a part of any other insurance plan delivered or issued for delivery in the State of Nebraska.
(3) The issuer of a health insurance plan, contract, or policy in the State of Nebraska shall not provide any incentive or discount to an insured if the insured elects abortion coverage.
(4) For purposes of this section, elective abortion means an abortion (a) other than a spontaneous abortion or (b) that is performed for any reason other than to prevent the death of the female upon whom the abortion is performed.