H. B. 4561
(By Delegate Perry)
[Introduced February 14, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto
a new section, designated §5-16-7f, relating to prohibiting coverage for
abortions under insurance plans provided under the Public Employees Insurance
Act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a
new section, designated §5-16-7f, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 16. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE ACT.
§5-16-7f. Coverage for abortions prohibited.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the insurance plans
provided under this article may not include coverage for medical or surgical
abortion procedures.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit coverage for abortions under
insurance plans provided under the Public Employees Insurance Act.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been
omitted.