Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4099e
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4099e
- 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.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
[Effective January 1, 2024.]
§ 4099e. Coverage for abortion and abortion-related services [Effective January 1, 2024]
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth.
(2) “Health insurance plan” means Medicaid and any other public health care assistance program, any individual or group health insurance policy, any hospital or medical service corporation or health maintenance organization subscriber contract, or any other health benefit plan offered, issued, or renewed for any person in this State by a health insurer as defined by 18 V.S.A. § 9402. For purposes of this section, health insurance plan shall include any health benefit plan offered or administered by the State or any subdivision or instrumentality of the State. The term shall not include benefit plans providing coverage for a specific disease or other limited benefit coverage, except that it shall include any accident and sickness health plan.
(b) Coverage. A health insurance plan shall provide coverage for abortion and abortion-related care.
(c) Cost sharing. The coverage required by this section shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirement or additional charge, except:
(1) to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility for a health savings account pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 223; and
(2) for coverage provided by Medicaid. (Added 2023, No. 15, § 4, eff. January 1, 2024.)