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AB-428 Health care coverage: fertility preservation.(2011-2012)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1374.551 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

1374.551.
 Every group or individual health care service plan that is issued, amended, or renewed on and after January 1, 2012, that provides hospital, medical, or surgical coverage shall include coverage for medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to an enrollee.

SEC. 2.

 Section 10119.61 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:

10119.61.
 Every health insurer that issues, amends, or renews a policy on and after January 1, 2012, that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses on a group or individual basis shall include coverage for medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a necessary medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility to an insured.
SEC. 3.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.