(a) Prohibition.--The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby elects pursuant to the authority granted the states under section 1303(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, 42 U.S.C. § 18023(a)) to prohibit certain abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered through the health insurance exchange under subsection (b).

(b) Included coverage prohibition.--No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through the health insurance exchange shall include coverage for the performance of any abortion unless the reason the abortion is performed is one for which the expenditure of public funds would be permitted under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3215(c) (relating to publicly owned facilities; public officials and public funds).

(c) Excluded coverage prohibited.--No qualified health plan offered in this Commonwealth through a health insurance exchange shall exclude coverage for:

(d) Option.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual from purchasing optional supplemental abortion coverage provided the individual pays a separate premium for the coverage and obtains the coverage outside of the health insurance exchange.