PRINTER'S NO. 1102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1075
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY CURRY, D. MILLER, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, GUENST, HILL-
EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, KENYATTA, HOHENSTEIN, PARKER, MADDEN,
FIEDLER, FLEMING, KINKEAD, KIM, KRAJEWSKI, FREEMAN,
N. NELSON, KHAN, YOUNG, SHUSTERMAN, O'MARA, BULLOCK AND
BOROWSKI, MAY 2, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 2, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 2, 1996 (P.L.514, No.85), entitled "An
act providing for certain health insurance benefits to aid
the health and well-being of mother and child following the
birth of a child; and prohibiting certain practices by
insurers," further providing for definitions and for
postpartum coverage standards; providing for provisions
relating to involuntary discharge; and imposing duties on the
Department of Human Services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "health insurance policy" in
section 2 of the act of July 2, 1996 (P.L.514, No.85), known as
the Health Security Act, is amended and the section is amended
by adding definitions to read:
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"Government program." A program of government-sponsored or
subsidized health care coverage, including:
(1) The children's health insurance program established
under Article XXIII-A of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682,
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