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2014 SESSION
14103548DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 38.2-3451 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 38.2-3451. Essential health benefits.
Notwithstanding any provision of § 38.2-3431 or any other
section of this title to the contrary, a health carrier offering a health
benefit plan providing individual or small group health insurance coverage
shall provide that such coverage includes the essential health benefits as
required by § 1302(a) of the PPACA. The essential health benefits package may
also include associated cost-sharing requirements or limitations. No qualified health insurance
plan that is sold or offered for sale through an exchange established or
operating in the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for abortions, regardless
of whether such coverage is provided through the plan or is offered as a separate
optional rider thereto, provided that such limitation shall not apply to an
abortion performed (i) when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical
disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering
physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or (ii) when
the pregnancy is the result of an alleged act of rape or incest.