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Amend CSHB 3924 as follows:
On page 3, between lines 20 and 21, add the following and renumber the subsequent sections accordingly:
Sec. 1682.005. COVERAGE OF MATERNITY CARE AND NEWBORNS REQUIRED. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1682.004, nonprofit agricultural organization health benefits offered under this chapter must provide coverage for maternity benefits, including coverage of:
(1) prenatal care;
(2) complications of delivery;
(3) labor and deliver;
(4) post-delivery care as defined in Section 1366.052; and
(5) for a woman who has given birth and a newborn child, inpatient care in a health care facility of not less than:
(A) 48 hours after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery; and
(B) 96 hours after an uncomplicated delivery by caesarean section.
(b) Nonprofit agricultural organization coverage may not limit or exclude initial coverage of a newborn child of a covered member.
(c) Coverage of a newborn child of a covered member ends under this section ends on the 32nd day after the date of the child's birth unless, not later than the 31st day after the date of birth, the nonprofit agricultural organization receives:
(1) notice of the birth; and
(2) any required additional premium or contributions.
Sec. 1699.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding Section 1682.004, a nonprofit agricultural organization may not charge a group or individual a higher premium or other contribution rate based on the gender of an enrolled individual.