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| To enact sections 1751.661 and 3923.602 of the | 1 |
| Revised Code to prohibit certain sickness and | 2 |
| accident insurance policies, public employee | 3 |
| benefit plans, and health insuring corporation | 4 |
| policies, contracts, and agreements from limiting | 5 |
| or excluding coverage for prescription | 6 |
| contraceptive drugs and devices and outpatient | 7 |
| services related to the provision of such drugs | 8 |
| and devices. | 9 |
| Section 1. That sections 1751.661 and 3923.602 of the Revised | 10 |
| Code be enacted to read as follows: | 11 |
| Sec. 1751.661. (A) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the | 12 |
| Revised Code, no individual or group health insuring corporation | 13 |
| policy, contract, or agreement shall do either of the following: | 14 |
| (1) Limit or exclude coverage for prescription contraceptive | 15 |
| drugs or devices approved by the United States food and drug | 16 |
| administration, if the policy, contract, or agreement provides | 17 |
| coverage for other prescription drugs or devices; | 18 |
| (2) Limit or exclude coverage for physician-directed | 19 |
| outpatient services that are related to the provision of such | 20 |
| drugs or devices, if the policy, contract, or agreement provides | 21 |
| coverage for other outpatient services rendered by a provider. | 22 |
| (B) The coverage provided under division (A) of this section | 23 |
| shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, including | 24 |
| copayment charges, that apply to similar coverage provided under | 25 |
| the policy, contract, or agreement. | 26 |
| Sec. 3923.602. (A) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the | 27 |
| Revised Code, no individual or group policy of sickness and | 28 |
| accident insurance or public employee benefit plan shall do either | 29 |
| of the following: | 30 |
| (1) Limit or exclude coverage for prescription contraceptive | 31 |
| drugs or devices approved by the United States food and drug | 32 |
| administration, if the policy or plan provides coverage for other | 33 |
| prescription drugs or devices; | 34 |
| (2) Limit or exclude coverage for outpatient services | 35 |
| rendered by a health care professional that are related to the | 36 |
| provision of such drugs or devices, if the policy or plan provides | 37 |
| coverage for other outpatient services rendered by a health care | 38 |
| professional. | 39 |
| (B) The coverage provided under division (A) of this section | 40 |
| shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, including | 41 |
| copayments and deductibles, that apply to similar coverage | 42 |
| provided under the policy or plan. | 43 |
| Section 2. Section 1751.661 of the Revised Code shall apply | 44 |
| only to policies, contracts, and agreements that are delivered, | 45 |
| issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after the | 46 |
| effective date of this act and section 3923.602 of the Revised | 47 |
| Code shall apply to policies of sickness and accident insurance | 48 |
| and public employee benefit plans that are established or modified | 49 |
| in this state on or after the effective date of this act. | 50 |