Indiana Law Regarding Refusal of Certain Health-Care Coverage (HB 1498)

This law was last updated on Dec 12, 2014

State

Indiana

Number

HB 1498

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 22, 2013

Topics

Conscience and Refusal Clauses, Insurance Coverage

Full Bill Text

www.in.gov

HB 1498 would have prohibited a person from being: (1) compelled to obtain; or (2) discriminated against or penalized for refusing; coverage for abortion, contraception, or sterilization in a health plan if the person objects to the coverage on moral or religious grounds.

It also would have prohibited a person from being: (1) compelled to provide or offer; or (2) discriminated against or penalized for declining or refusing to provide or offer; coverage for abortion, contraception, or sterilization in a health plan if the person objects to the coverage on moral or religious grounds.

The bill would have allowed the attorney general to file a civil action for relief if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe a person is acting in violation of these provisions.