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REFERENCE TITLE: insurance; cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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HB 2558 |
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Introduced by Representatives Contreras P: Abeytia, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Gutierrez, Hernandez A, Liguori, Luna-Nájera, Simacek, Villegas
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AN ACT
amending title 20, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-841.14; amending title 20, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-1057.21; amending title 20, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-1376.11; amending title 20, chapter 6, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-1406.11; relating to health insurance.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 20, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-841.14, to read:
20-841.14. Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition
A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a hospital service corporation or medical service corporation that issues, amends, delivers or renews a subscription contract that provides coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
B. For the purposes of this section, "Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
Sec. 2. Title 20, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1057.21, to read:
20-1057.21. Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition
A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a health care services organization that issues, amends, delivers or renews an evidence of coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
B. For the purposes of this section, "Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
Sec. 3. Title 20, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1376.11, to read:
20-1376.11. Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition
A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a disability insurer that issues, amends, delivers or renews a policy that provides coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
B. For the purposes of this section, "Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
Sec. 4. Title 20, chapter 6, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1406.11, to read:
20-1406.11. Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition
A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a group or blanket disability insurer that issues, amends, delivers or renews a policy that provides coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
B. For the purposes of this section, "Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.