Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.

SB 359 requires Texas Medicaid and certain health insurance plans to cover abortion services, FDA-approved contraception (including device insertion/removal), and voluntary sterilization (like vasectomies) without cost-sharing or prior authorization. It mandates reimbursement for these services regardless of federal funding availability, overriding existing rules that tied coverage to federal matching funds. The bill also prohibits deductibles, coinsurance, utilization reviews, or delays in coverage for these reproductive health services. This applies directly to Medicaid recipients and individuals enrolled in health benefit plans subject to the Insurance Code provisions.