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GA HB588
Bill
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karla Drenner
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AI Summary
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Requires health insurers in Georgia to cover fertility diagnostic care, fertility treatment, and fertility preservation services for fertility patients beginning January 1, 2026
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Mandates coverage for at least three complete egg retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers, following American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines
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Prohibits insurers from imposing waiting periods, using prior fertility diagnoses to limit coverage, or restricting coverage based on use of donor gametes, donor embryos, or surrogacy
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Covers fertility preservation for individuals with medical conditions or undergoing treatments that may impair fertility, including cryopreservation storage for three years
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Excludes coverage for experimental fertility procedures and nonmedical costs related to donors or surrogacy
Legislative Description
Insurance; coverage for fertility diagnostic care, treatment, and preservation services; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2025