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WV HB3235

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sean Hornbuckle

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Mandates insurance coverage for one baseline mammogram for women ages 30-39, annual mammograms for women 40 and older, and mammograms at any age when medically necessary for women with family history or other breast cancer risk factors

  • Requires coverage for comprehensive ultrasound screening when mammograms show heterogeneous or dense breast tissue, or when women are at increased risk due to family history, prior breast cancer, or positive genetic testing

  • Applies coverage requirements to public employee insurance, accident and sickness insurance, group insurance, hospital/medical service corporations, health care corporations, and health maintenance organizations

  • Requires FDA-certified mammography facilities to notify patients of their breast density classification using the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, including information on potential risks and benefits of additional screening

  • Removes mammograms from existing third-party reimbursement provisions that tied coverage to United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, replacing with the new expanded coverage standards effective January 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening

Insurance

Last Action

To House Finance

3/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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