HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104

(By Delegates Fleischauer, Beach, Brown, Caputo, Doyle, Guthrie, Longstreth, Mahan, Marshall, Morgan, Susman, Talbott and Wooton)
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study relating to whether a dependent child of an insurance policyholder should have the same insurance coverage for contraceptive health services as the policyholder .

W HEREAS , Insurance coverage of a dependent child affects the public health ; and
W HEREAS , It should be determined what rights to health insurance coverage a dependent child should have when compared to the rights of his or her parents; and
W HEREAS , The Legislature is committed to protecting the public health; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to authorize a study relating to whether a dependent child of an insurance policyholder should have the same insurance coverage for contraceptive health services as the policyholder ; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the Regular Session of the Legislature, 2010, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislative expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.