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124 STAT. 171 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 to result from such services, including prenatal care, delivery, or postnatal care; (II) shall estimate such costs as if such cov- erage were included for the entire population cov- ered; and (III) may not estimate such a cost at less than $1 per enrollee, per month. (3) PROVIDER CONSCIENCE PROTECTIONS.—No individual health care provider or health care facility may be discriminated against because of a willingness or an unwillingness, if doing so is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the provider or facility, to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (b) APPLICATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING ABORTION.— (1) NO PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS REGARDING ABORTION.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or otherwise have any effect on State laws regarding the prohibition of (or requirement of) coverage, funding, or procedural require- ments on abortions, including parental notification or consent for the performance of an abortion on a minor. (2) NO EFFECT ON FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING ABORTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con- strued to have any effect on Federal laws regarding— (i) conscience protection; (ii) willingness or refusal to provide abortion; and (iii) discrimination on the basis of the willingness or refusal to provide, pay for, cover, or refer for abortion or to provide or participate in training to provide abor- tion. (3) NO EFFECT ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAW.—Nothing in this subsection shall alter the rights and obligations of employees and employers under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (c) APPLICATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES LAWS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve any health care provider from providing emergency services as required by State or Federal law, including section 1867 of the Social Security Act (popularly known as ‘‘EMTALA’’). SEC. 1304. RELATED DEFINITIONS. (a) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MARKETS.—In this title: (1) GROUP MARKET.—The term ‘‘group market’’ means the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insurance coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselves (and their dependents) through a group health plan maintained by an employer. (2) INDIVIDUAL MARKET.—The term ‘‘individual market’’ means the market for health insurance coverage offered to individuals other than in connection with a group health plan. (3) LARGE AND SMALL GROUP MARKETS.—The terms ‘‘large group market’’ and ‘‘small group market’’ mean the health insurance market under which individuals obtain health insur- ance coverage (directly or through any arrangement) on behalf of themselves (and their dependents) through a group health plan maintained by a large employer (as defined in subsection 42 USC 18024. Abortions.