,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4    
,ayotte 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4    
,alex&]1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,moran1 & ,mr4 ,paul7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section    
#ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf to provide an additional religi\s 
exemption f ! individual heal? cov]age  
m&ate4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,equitable ,access to ,c>e &  
,heal? ,act or ! ,,ea* ,act4  #b4       
,additional religi\s exemption to heal? 
cov]age m&ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph   
7#b7 ( section #ejjj;,a7d7 ( ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7
 ,additional religi\s exemption  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,su* t]m %all n include an        
individual = any mon? dur+ a taxable ye>
 if su* individual files a sworn        
/atem5t1 z "p ( ! return ( tax = !      

taxable ye>1 t ! individual 0 n cov]$ "u
 m9imum ess5tial cov]age at any "t dur+ 
su* taxable ye> & t ! individual's      
s9c]ely held religi\s beliefs w\ld cause
 ! individual to object to m$ical heal? 
c>e t w\ld be cov]$ "u su* cov]age4     
7ii7 ,nullifi$ if receipt ( m$ical heal?
 c>e dur+ taxable ye> ,clause 7i7 %all n
 apply to an individual = any mon? dur+ 
a taxable ye> if ! individual receiv$   
m$ical heal? c>e dur+ ! taxable ye>4    
7iii7 ,m$ical heal? c>e def9$ ,=        
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m m$ical
 heal? c>e means volunt>y heal? treatm5t
 by or sup]vis$ by a m$ical doctor t    
w\ld be cov]$ "u m9imum ess5tial cov]age
 &--  7,i7 includes volunt>y acute c>e  
treatm5t at hospital em]g5cy rooms1     
walk-9 cl9ics1 or simil> facilities1 &  
7,,ii7 excludes--  7aa7 treatm5t n      
adm9i/]$ or sup]vis$ by a m$ical doctor1
 su* z *iropractic treatm5t1 d5tal c>e1 
midwif]y1 p]sonal c>e assi/ance1 or     
optometry1  7bb7 physical exam9ations or
 treatm5t :]e requir$ by law or ?ird    

p>ties1 su* z a prospective employ]1 &  
7cc7 vacc9ations4  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all take effect z if includ$ 9 !       
am5dm5ts made by section #aeja ( !      
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act4