HB818

Regards insurance, Medicaid coverage of scalp cooling systems

Introduced·4/13/26
Introduced Text

Ohio HB818 requires insurance and Medicaid to cover scalp cooling systems for cancer chemotherapy patients.

Ohio HB818 mandates that insurance policies and the Medicaid program cover scalp cooling systems for patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy treatment. This applies to individual and group health insurance policies, public employee benefit plans, and Medicaid. A scalp cooling system is defined as a device used to cool the scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy. The Medicaid director is authorized to adopt necessary rules to implement this coverage.

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History

May 13

House

Referred to committee: Insurance

Apr 13

House

Introduced