Bill > SB2899

This bill mandates that insurance policies, contracts, and plans issued or renewed after December 31, 2026, must cover standard fertility preservation services for individuals undergoing medically necessary treatments that could cause iatrogenic infertility, which is defined as fertility impairment resulting from medical treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. This coverage applies to both individual and group plans, as well as those offered by mutual benefit societies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and cannot be denied based on prior fertility issues or discriminate against individuals based on health status or life expectancy. The bill specifies that the guidelines for these services should align with the 2018 update of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines, which are clinical practice guidelines for fertility preservation in cancer patients, and explicitly excludes experimental procedures, third-party assisted reproduction technologies like donor eggs or surrogates, and the costs associated with cryopreservation storage.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2899&year=2026