An Act Requiring Health Insurance Coverage For Reconstructive...
To require that individual and group health insurance policies provide health insurance coverage for reconstructive surgery following melanoma surgery on the face, including surgical procedures necessary to correct disfigurement, restore normal symmetry and correct functional impairments resulting from such melanoma surgery.
This bill, HB05327, proposes that health insurance policies must cover reconstructive surgery for individuals who have had melanoma surgery on their face. This would include surgeries needed to fix any disfigurement, restore normal facial symmetry, and correct any functional problems caused by the melanoma surgery. This change would affect people with health insurance who have undergone melanoma surgery on their face.
The bill is currently in its early stages, having been introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate on January 16, 2025. This committee will review the bill and may hold hearings to gather more information and opinions before it moves forward in the legislative process.
The key action so far has been its introduction and referral to the appropriate committee. Moving forward, the committee will assess the bill's feasibility and potential impact before recommending any further steps to the full legislature.