Bill > HB392

This bill enacts new laws to require health insurance providers in Louisiana to cover medically necessary care or treatment for menopause and perimenopause, and to prohibit them from requiring prior authorization or step-therapy policies for hormone replacement therapy medications prescribed for these conditions. It also requires the Louisiana Medicaid program to cover inpatient and, if appropriate, outpatient treatment for perimenopausal and menopausal conditions when medically necessary and administered by licensed healthcare providers. The bill defines "menopause" as the permanent cessation of menstruation due to loss of ovarian function, and "perimenopause" as the transition period near the end of a woman's reproductive years.