S*0102(Rat #0211, Act #0202 of 2012)  General Bill, By Grooms, Fair, Verdin and 
Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 38-71-238 SO AS TO PROHIBIT QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS OFFERED THROUGH A HEALTH
 CARE EXCHANGE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL "PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE
 ACT" FROM OFFERING ABORTION COVERAGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. -
 ratified title

   12/01/10  Senate Prefiled
   12/01/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
   01/11/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 47)
   01/11/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 47)
   04/14/11  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable, minority
                     unfavorable Banking and Insurance
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   02/21/12  Senate Special order, set for February 21, 2012
                     (Senate Journal-page 48)
   02/21/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-9 (Senate Journal-page 48)
   03/08/12  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/08/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   03/08/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 1337)
   03/15/12  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 16)
   03/20/12  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 48)
   03/20/12  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 48)
   05/17/12  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 7)
   05/22/12  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Delleney,
                     Bedingfield, Henderson, Bannister, Nanney
                     (House Journal-page 14)
   05/23/12  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 42)
   05/23/12  House  Roll call Yeas-78  Nays-33 (House Journal-page 44)
   05/24/12  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 101)
   06/05/12         Ratified R 211
   06/07/12         Signed By Governor
   06/18/12         Effective date 06/07/12
   06/19/12         Act No. 202

(A202, R211, S102)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-238 SO AS TO PROHIBIT QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS OFFERED THROUGH A HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL "PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT" FROM OFFERING ABORTION COVERAGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Health insurance, abortion coverage prohibitions, exceptions

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 71, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-71-238.    (A)    Abortion coverage may not be provided by a qualified health plan offered by a health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, through a health insurance exchange created pursuant to the federal 'Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'.

(B)    This limitation shall not apply to an abortion performed when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused or arising from the pregnancy, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.