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House roll call #279 · 2017–2018 session · November 8, 2017

Relative to advancing contraceptive coverage and economic security in our state

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Official wording: H.4009, On passing to be engrossed the House Bill relative to advancing contraceptive coverage and economic security in our state (House, No. 4009).

Who filed H.4009

Sponsor Joint Committee on Financial Services

Committees often rewrite bills. The legislators who filed the original versions are listed on malegislature.gov.

140 Yes16 No2 did not vote

Passed

Every member's vote

Voted yes (140)
Voted no (16)
Did not vote (2)

What it means

Requires state employee health plans, MassHealth and private health insurers to cover FDA-approved birth control, over-the-counter emergency contraception, voluntary female sterilization, and related counseling and follow-up care without copays or deductibles, though plans may charge cost-sharing on some versions if at least one version of each method is free. It allows a 3-month supply the first time a prescription is filled and up to a 12-month supply after that. Church and qualified church-controlled employers may ask for plans that leave this out if they give enrollees written notice; the rules apply to plans issued or renewed more than six months after the act takes effect.

Source: official text and history of H.4009 on malegislature.gov. This describes the bill text posted there; amendments may have changed the version that was voted on.

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