| 4.__Exclusion for religious employer.__A religious employer |
may request and a health maintenance organization shall grant |
an exclusion under the policy or contract for the coverage |
required by this section if the required coverage conflicts |
with the religious employer's bona fide religious beliefs and |
practices.__A religious employer that obtains an exclusion |
under this subsection shall provide prospective enrollees and |
those individuals covered under its policy written notice of |
the exclusion. This subsection may not be construed as |
authorizing a health maintenance organization to exclude |
coverage for medically necessary procedures or for |
prescription drugs prescribed for reasons other than |
infertility purposes.__For the purposes of this subsection, |
"religious employer" means an employer that is a church, |
convention or association of churches or an elementary or |
secondary school that is controlled, operated or principally |
supported by a church or by a convention or association of |
churches as defined in 26 United States Code, Section 3121(w) |
(3) (A) and that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under |
26 United States Code, Section 501(c) (3). |