Loading chat...

MI HB6486

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/2/2020

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Miller

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires health insurance policies that cover pregnancy to include coverage for outpatient in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures if the patient and spouse have a documented history of infertility for at least 5 continuous years or if infertility is associated with endometriosis, diethylstilbestrol exposure, blocked or removed fallopian tubes, or oligospermia.

  • Limits IVF coverage to procedures using only the insured patient's oocytes fertilized with the spouse's sperm.

  • Requires that the patient have unsuccessfully attempted less costly infertility treatments available under the health insurance policy before IVF coverage applies.

  • Mandates that IVF procedures be performed at health facilities meeting minimum standards for in vitro fertilization programs established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

  • Prohibits health insurers from applying dollar limits, copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance to IVF coverage that are more restrictive than those applied to pregnancy coverage generally; applies to policies effective after December 31, 2022.

Legislative Description

Insurance: health insurers; coverage for infertility treatment; require. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.100 - 500.8302) by adding sec. 3406v.

Insurance: health insurers

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/03/2020

12/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Insurance12/2/2020

Full Bill Text

No bill text available