Massachusetts H1223 ensures health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses for those with alopecia areata.

Massachusetts H1223 amends state laws to mandate health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses for individuals with alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, non-classical 21-hydroxylase, or permanent hair loss due to injury, excluding natural aging. This coverage must be provided at the same frequency as hair prostheses for chemotherapy-induced hair loss and requires a physician's statement of medical necessity. The bill affects insurance policies and health maintenance organizations, ensuring nondiscriminatory benefits for these prostheses.

Massachusetts H1223 ensures health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses for those with alopecia areata.

Massachusetts H1223 amends state laws to mandate health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses for individuals with alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, non-classical 21-hydroxylase, or permanent hair loss due to injury, excluding natural aging. This coverage must be provided at the same frequency as hair prostheses for chemotherapy-induced hair loss and requires a physician's statement of medical necessity. The bill affects insurance policies and health maintenance organizations, ensuring nondiscriminatory benefits for these prostheses.