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2007 Minnesota Statutes
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62A.041 MATERNITY BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1. Discrimination prohibited against unmarried women. Each group policy
of accident and health insurance and each group health maintenance contract shall provide the
same coverage for maternity benefits to unmarried women and minor female dependents that
it provides to married women including the wives of employees choosing dependent family
coverage. If an unmarried insured or an unmarried enrollee is a parent of a dependent child, each
group policy and each group contract shall provide the same coverage for that child as that
provided for the child of a married employee choosing dependent family coverage if the insured
or the enrollee elects dependent family coverage.
Each individual policy of accident and health insurance and each individual health
maintenance contract shall provide the same coverage for maternity benefits to unmarried women
and minor female dependents as that provided for married women. If an unmarried insured or an
unmarried enrollee is a parent of a dependent child, each individual policy and each individual
contract shall also provide the same coverage for that child as that provided for the child of a
married insured or a married enrollee choosing dependent family coverage if the insured or the
enrollee elects dependent family coverage.
Subd. 2. Limitation on coverage prohibited. Each group policy of accident and health
insurance, except for policies which only provide coverage for specified diseases, or each group
subscriber contract of accident and health insurance or health maintenance contract, issued or
renewed after August 1, 1987, shall include maternity benefits in the same manner as any other
illness covered under the policy or contract.
Subd. 3. Abortion. For the purposes of this section, the term "maternity benefits" shall
not include elective, induced abortion whether performed in a hospital, other abortion facility,
or the office of a physician.
This section applies to policies and contracts issued, delivered, or renewed after August 1,
1985, that cover Minnesota residents.
History: 1971 c 680 s 1; 1973 c 651 s 1; 1976 c 121 s 3; 1980 c 589 s 25; 1984 c 464 s 2;
1986 c 397 s 1; 1987 c 337 s 45; 1989 c 330 s 9
Subdivision 1. Discrimination prohibited against unmarried women. Each group policy
of accident and health insurance and each group health maintenance contract shall provide the
same coverage for maternity benefits to unmarried women and minor female dependents that
it provides to married women including the wives of employees choosing dependent family
coverage. If an unmarried insured or an unmarried enrollee is a parent of a dependent child, each
group policy and each group contract shall provide the same coverage for that child as that
provided for the child of a married employee choosing dependent family coverage if the insured
or the enrollee elects dependent family coverage.
Each individual policy of accident and health insurance and each individual health
maintenance contract shall provide the same coverage for maternity benefits to unmarried women
and minor female dependents as that provided for married women. If an unmarried insured or an
unmarried enrollee is a parent of a dependent child, each individual policy and each individual
contract shall also provide the same coverage for that child as that provided for the child of a
married insured or a married enrollee choosing dependent family coverage if the insured or the
enrollee elects dependent family coverage.
Subd. 2. Limitation on coverage prohibited. Each group policy of accident and health
insurance, except for policies which only provide coverage for specified diseases, or each group
subscriber contract of accident and health insurance or health maintenance contract, issued or
renewed after August 1, 1987, shall include maternity benefits in the same manner as any other
illness covered under the policy or contract.
Subd. 3. Abortion. For the purposes of this section, the term "maternity benefits" shall
not include elective, induced abortion whether performed in a hospital, other abortion facility,
or the office of a physician.
This section applies to policies and contracts issued, delivered, or renewed after August 1,
1985, that cover Minnesota residents.
History: 1971 c 680 s 1; 1973 c 651 s 1; 1976 c 121 s 3; 1980 c 589 s 25; 1984 c 464 s 2;
1986 c 397 s 1; 1987 c 337 s 45; 1989 c 330 s 9
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