Signed by Governor Greg Gianforte

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate passage and further pass a bill that requires health insurance companies cover the initial costs of fertility preservation for cancer patients.

Highlights:

• Classifies fertility preservation as medically necessary and part of the standard of care for age-eligible oncology patients (Sec. 1).

• Defines standard fertility preservation services as procedures consistent with established medical practices and professional guidelines published by a national association for practitioners or reproductive medicine or clinical oncology (Sec. 2).

• Requires that all insurance that is delivered, renewed, extended, or modifies in this state which provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical services must also cover medically necessary costs for standard fertility preservation services for an insured member diagnosed with cancer whose standard of care included medical treatment which may result in infertility (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes coverage under this section to be subject to deductibles, coinsurance, and copayment provisions (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes special deductibles, coinsurance, copayment, or other limitations not generally applicable to medical services under an insurance plan to not be imposed on fertility preservation services coverage (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that this section does not apply to disability income, hospital indemnity, accident-only, vision, dental, or long-term care policies (Sec. 3).

• Requires that money in the cancer screening account in the state special revenue fund must be used by the Department of Public Health and Human Services to support cancer screening (Sec. 4).

• Requires that mandatory provisions regarding an insurance contract or plan must include coverage for fertility preservation (Sec. 5).

• Expands priority services that use prevention to reduce disability and illness, services to treat life-threatening conditions, and support independent and assisted living to include fertility preservation services (Sec. 8).

• Expands the options that a person registering a motor vehicle must pay the country treasurer or an authorized agent, in lieu of tax registration fees, to include a donation of $1 or more if they indicate they wish to donate to a program supporting cancer screening (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that this act applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires health insurance companies cover the initial costs of fertility preservation for cancer patients.

Highlights:

• Classifies fertility preservation as medically necessary and part of the standard of care for age-eligible oncology patients (Sec. 1).

• Defines standard fertility preservation services as procedures consistent with established medical practices and professional guidelines published by a national association for practitioners or reproductive medicine or clinical oncology (Sec. 2).

• Requires that all insurance that is delivered, renewed, extended, or modifies in this state which provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical services must also cover medically necessary costs for standard fertility preservation services for an insured member diagnosed with cancer whose standard of care included medical treatment which may result in infertility (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes coverage under this section to be subject to deductibles, coinsurance, and copayment provisions (Sec. 3).

• Authorizes special deductibles, coinsurance, copayment, or other limitations not generally applicable to medical services under an insurance plan to not be imposed on fertility preservation services coverage (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that this section does not apply to disability income, hospital indemnity, accident-only, vision, dental, or long-term care policies (Sec. 3).

• Requires that money in the cancer screening account in the state special revenue fund must be used by the Department of Public Health and Human Services to support cancer screening (Sec. 4).

• Requires that mandatory provisions regarding an insurance contract or plan must include coverage for fertility preservation (Sec. 5).

• Expands priority services that use prevention to reduce disability and illness, services to treat life-threatening conditions, and support independent and assisted living to include fertility preservation services (Sec. 8).

• Expands the options that a person registering a motor vehicle must pay the country treasurer or an authorized agent, in lieu of tax registration fees, to include a donation of $1 or more if they indicate they wish to donate to a program supporting cancer screening (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that this act applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text