HB3180 Summary

• Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program must cover routine care costs incurred during approved clinical trials if those same costs would be covered outside a trial.

• Defines "approved clinical trial" as phase I, II, III, or IV trials for prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or other life-threatening diseases meeting specific federal approval or funding criteria.

• Covers medically necessary services related to the evaluated care method, including detection and treatment of complications from patient care or trial participation.

• Excludes from coverage: the experimental drug or device itself, data collection-only services, costs customarily provided free by research sponsors, and services solely for determining trial eligibility.

• Coverage remains subject to standard Medicaid terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations that apply to all medical services.