1.1.................... moves to amend S. F. No. 1523, the second engrossment, as amended,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 5, after line 16, insert:

"1.4    Sec. 6. [62Q.522] COVERAGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD AND
1.5COUNSELING.
1.6    Subdivision 1. Citation. This section may be cited as the "Contraceptive Health
1.7Equity and Employee Rights Act."
1.8    Subd. 2. Scope of coverage required. This section applies to all health plans, as
1.9defined in section 62A.011, subdivision 3, including qualified health plans offered through
1.10MNsure, as defined in section 62V.02, subdivision 11, and regulated under section 62V.05,
1.11subdivision 4, that are issued or renewed to a Minnesota employer to cover employees
1.12and their dependents.
1.13    Subd. 3. Required coverage. A health plan described in subdivision 2 that provides
1.14prescription drug coverage must cover all Food and Drug Administration-approved
1.15contraceptive methods and sterilization procedures, and related medical services, patient
1.16education, and counseling, and shall not impose any cost-sharing requirements for this
1.17coverage.
1.18    Subd. 4. Exempted coverage. (a) A health plan company that has offered a health
1.19plan described in subdivision 2 shall provide a basis for eligible employers to be exempted
1.20from the required coverage under subdivision 3. For purposes of this section, an eligible
1.21employer includes:
1.22(1) any organization that would qualify under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45,
1.23section 147.13, paragraph (b); or
1.24(2) any employer organized as a closely held, for-profit corporation that:
1.25(i) provides a health plan as described in subdivision 2;
1.26(ii) has employment policies that are derived from principal shareholder beliefs; and
2.1(iii) that limits or proposes to limit the availability of specific employee benefits
2.2due to those beliefs.
2.3(b) An eligible employer and a health plan company shall follow the contraceptive
2.4coverage procedures adopted under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 147.131,
2.5including, but not limited to, the eligible employer issuing a self-certification described in
2.6Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 147.131, paragraph (b)(4), and the health plan
2.7company providing coverage required under subdivision 3 to employees or dependents
2.8of an eligible employer at no additional charge to the employee or eligible employer, as
2.9described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 147.131, paragraph (c).
2.10(c) Any employer exempt under this subdivision must provide disclosures as
2.11required by section 181.987.
2.12    Subd. 5. Disclosure requirements; closely held corporations and religious
2.13employers. (a) An eligible employer, as defined in subdivision 4, paragraph (a), that is
2.14exempt from providing required coverage under subdivision 3, must provide written
2.15disclosures regarding the employer's benefit limitations or exempt status to all employees
2.16and job applicants.
2.17(b) The written disclosure required by this section must include:
2.18(1) detailed information about any individual benefit that is limited or withheld due
2.19to the employer's principal shareholder beliefs or exempt status;
2.20(2) the cost, if any, that the employee or job applicant may incur as the result of
2.21the limitation of benefits;
2.22(3) detailed information about the availability of alternative benefit plans including,
2.23but not limited to, health plans available under chapter 62V and the availability of
2.24assistance in enrolling for such plans under section 62V.05, subdivision 4; and
2.25(4) detailed information about the availability of contraceptive coverage through the
2.26health plan offered by the employer, at no additional cost to the employee or the employer,
2.27pursuant to subdivision 4, paragraph (b).
2.28(c) The written disclosure required by this section must be included:
2.29(1) on any job application form provided by the employer;
2.30(2) with an employee's first two paychecks after the effective date of this section; and
2.31(3) in any employment contract or agreement or employee handbook created by
2.32the employer.
2.33EFFECTIVE DATE.Subdivisions 1 to 4 are effective July 1, 2016, and apply to
2.34coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, or continued, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
2.35section 60A.02, subdivision 2a, on or after that date. Subdivision 5 is effective the day
2.36following final enactment.
"3.1Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.2Amend the title accordingly