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ND HB1284
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Brandenburg
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AI Summary
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Requires the Public Employees Retirement System to provide health insurance coverage for fertility preservation services for individuals with medical or genetic conditions that may impair fertility, including those undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other treatments
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Coverage must include consultation, evaluation, laboratory assessment, medication, cryopreservation of eggs, sperm, or embryos, and up to four preservation cycles
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Benefits cannot be subject to different copayments, deductibles, coinsurance, or waiting periods than other medical or surgical benefits
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Applies to health benefits coverage beginning after June 30, 2025, with an automatic expiration date of June 30, 2027
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Requires PERS to submit a bill to the 70th Legislative Assembly to extend coverage to all group and individual health insurance policies, along with a report on utilization, costs, and recommendations for continuation
Legislative Description
Public employee fertility preservation health benefits; to provide for a report to the legislative assembly; to provide for application; and to provide an expiration date.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 39 nays 48
2/13/2025