Tennessee SB0463 amends state law to provide transitional childcare assistance and mandates health insurance coverage for fertility care.

Tennessee SB0463 amends Tennessee Code to extend transitional childcare assistance to caretaker relatives for at least six months. It also mandates that health insurers provide coverage for fertility diagnostic care, fertility treatment, and fertility preservation services, effective January 1, 2026. This coverage must include at least three complete oocyte retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Insurers are prohibited from imposing waiting periods, using prior diagnoses or treatments as exclusions, or limiting coverage based on donor gametes, embryos, or surrogacy.

Tennessee SB0463 amends state law to provide transitional childcare assistance and mandates health insurance coverage for fertility care.

Tennessee SB0463 amends Tennessee Code to extend transitional childcare assistance to caretaker relatives for at least six months. It also mandates that health insurers provide coverage for fertility diagnostic care, fertility treatment, and fertility preservation services, effective January 1, 2026. This coverage must include at least three complete oocyte retrievals with unlimited embryo transfers. Insurers are prohibited from imposing waiting periods, using prior diagnoses or treatments as exclusions, or limiting coverage based on donor gametes, embryos, or surrogacy.