Bill > SB757

This bill requires health insurance policies and self-insured government health plans to cover home test kits for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. A "home test kit" is defined as a product that allows individuals to self-collect specimens for STD testing outside of a clinical setting, which must be recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and either approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or developed according to established laboratory standards. The bill mandates that these insurance policies and plans cover the home test kits, including laboratory processing costs, when the test is determined to be medically necessary and is either ordered directly by a healthcare provider or furnished through a standing order based on clinical guidelines and individual patient needs. The bill will take effect on the first day of the fourth month after its publication, and it will apply to policy or plan years beginning on or after that date, with special provisions for policies governed by existing collective bargaining agreements. The goal of the bill appears to be increasing access to STD testing by making home test kits more affordable and readily available through health insurance coverage.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb757