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This bill establishes comprehensive rights and definitions related to fertility treatment in Arizona, creating a new legal framework that protects individuals' access to reproductive healthcare services. The bill defines "fertility treatment" broadly to include preservation of reproductive genetic materials, artificial insemination, assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization, genetic testing of embryos, fertility-related medications, and gamete donation. It establishes that individuals have the right to access fertility treatments without unreasonable limitations, continue ongoing fertility procedures, and retain full rights over their reproductive genetic materials. The bill also grants healthcare providers the right to perform fertility treatments and provide evidence-based information, and allows health insurers to cover such treatments. Healthcare providers are defined to include various medical professionals such as physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who are licensed in the state. The Arizona Department of Health Services and relevant health profession regulatory boards are required to develop rules implementing these provisions, and they are temporarily exempt from standard rulemaking requirements for one year after the act's effective date. This legislation aims to ensure comprehensive, unobstructed access to fertility treatments and protect the reproductive rights of individuals seeking such medical services.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83205