(a) (1) A large group health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, shall provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and fertility services, including a maximum of three completed oocyte retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers in accordance with the guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), using single embryo transfer when recommended and medically appropriate. (2) A small group health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, shall offer coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and fertility services. This paragraph shall not be construed to require a small group health insurance policy to provide coverage for infertility services. (3) A health insurer shall include notice of the coverage specified in this section in the insurerâs evidence of coverage. (4) This section shall not apply to Medicare supplement or specialized health insurance policies. (b) For purposes of this section, âinfertilityâ means a condition or status characterized by any of the following: (1) A licensed physicianâs findings, based on a patientâs medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, diagnostic testing, or any combination of those factors. This definition shall not prevent testing and diagnosis before the 12-month or 6-month period to establish infertility in paragraph (3). (2) A personâs inability to reproduce either as an individual or with their partner without medical intervention. (3) The failure to establish a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to live birth after regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. For purposes of this section, âregular, unprotected sexual intercourseâ means no more than 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse for a person under 35 years of age or no more than 6 months of unprotected sexual intercourse for a person 35 years of age or older. Pregnancy resulting in miscarriage does not restart the 12-month or 6-month time period to qualify as having infertility. (c) The policy may not include any of the following: (1) Any exclusion, limitation, or other restriction on coverage of fertility medications that are different from those imposed on other prescription medications. (2) Any exclusion or denial of coverage of any fertility services based on a covered individualâs participation in fertility services provided by or to a third party. For purposes of this section, âthird partyâ includes an oocyte, sperm, or embryo donor, gestational carrier, or surrogate that enables an intended recipient to become a parent. (3) Any deductible, copayment, coinsurance, benefit maximum, waiting period, or any other limitation on coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, except as provided in subdivision (a) that are different from those imposed upon benefits for services not related to infertility. (d) This section does not in any way deny or restrict any existing right or benefit to coverage and treatment of infertility or fertility services under an existing law, plan, or policy. (e) This section applies to every health insurance policy that is issued, amended, or renewed to residents of this state regardless of the situs of the contract. (f) Consistent with Section 10140, coverage for the treatment of infertility and fertility services shall be provided without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. This subdivision shall not be construed to interfere with the clinical judgment of a physician and surgeon. (g) This section shall not apply to a religious employer, as defined in Section 10123.196. (h) This section shall not apply to a health care benefit plan or policy entered into with the Board of Administration of the Public Employeesâ
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