NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 10-1021
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Frangas and McCann, Apuan, Casso, Court,
      Ferrandino, Fischer, Hullinghorst, Kagan, Kerr A., Labuda, McFadyen,
      Middleton, Scanlan, Schafer S., Solano, Soper, Todd, Tyler, Carroll T.,
      Merrifield, Miklosi, Pace, Ryden;
      also SENATOR(S) Foster, Boyd, Bacon, Carroll M., Heath, Hodge,
      Hudak, Johnston, Keller, Morse, Newell, Shaffer B., Steadman, Gibbs,
      Romer, Tochtrop, Williams.
      
      
      Concerning required coverages for reproductive services for
           health insurance policies.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  10-16-104 (3) (a) (I), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           10-16-104.  Mandatory coverage provisions - definitions.
      (3)  Maternity coverage.  (a) (I)  All group sickness and accident insurance
      policies providing coverage within the state and issued to an employer by
      an entity subject to the provisions of part 2 of this article, and all group
      health service contracts issued by an entity subject to the provisions of part
      3 or 4 of this article and issued to an employer, all individual sickness
      and accident insurance policies issued by an entity subject to part
      2 of this article, and all individual health care or indemnity
      contracts issued by an entity subject to part 3 or 4 of this article,
      except supplemental policies covering a specified disease or other
      limited benefit, shall insure against the expense of normal pregnancy and
      childbirth or provide coverage for maternity care therefor and provide
      coverage for contraception in the same manner as any other sickness,
      injury, disease, or condition is otherwise covered under the policy or
      contract. Individual sickness and accident insurance policies or
      contracts may exclude coverage for pregnancy and delivery
      expenses on the grounds that pregnancy was a preexisting
      condition.  The exclusion for the pregnancy as a preexisting
      condition under the policy or contract shall not apply for any
      subsequent pregnancies.  Group sickness and accident insurance
      policies or contracts shall not exclude coverage for pregnancy and delivery
      expenses on the grounds that pregnancy was a preexisting condition.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - specified effective date -
      applicability.  (1)  This act shall take effect January 1, 2011; except that,
      if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
      state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
      within the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general
      assembly, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November,
      2010, and shall take effect on January 1, 2011, or on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by the governor, whichever is later.
      
           (2)  The provisions of this act shall apply to group and individual
      sickness and accident insurance policies issued or renewed on or after the
      applicable effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO