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WV HB2906

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Walter Hall

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires health insurers offering accident or sickness insurance in West Virginia to cover scalp cooling systems for patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy treatment

  • Applies to both individual (Article 15) and group (Article 16) accident and sickness insurance policies that already cover cancer chemotherapy treatment

  • Defines "scalp cooling system" as any device designed to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, provided it is intended for repeated use and serves a medical purpose

  • Allows coverage to be subject to annual deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments consistent with other benefits in the policy, as approved by the insurance commissioner

Legislative Description

Preservation of hair during chemotherapy

Health

Last Action

To House Banking and Insurance

3/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Banking & Insurance3/3/2025
Finance2/24/2025

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