Minnesota SF 3615: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians family and child services building appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to health; requiring health plans to cover infertility treatment and standard​
1.3 fertility preservation services; requiring medical assistance and MinnesotaCare to​
1.4 cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services; appropriating​
1.5 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62Q.679; 256B.0625, by​
1.6 adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.0625,​
1.7 subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.​
1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.9 Section 1. [62Q.60] COVERAGE OF INFERTILITY TREATMENT.​
1.10 Subdivision 1.Scope.This section applies to all health plans that provide maternity​
1.11 benefits to Minnesota residents.​
1.12 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the​
1.13 meanings given.​
1.14 (b) "Diagnosis of and treatment for infertility" means procedures and medications:​
1.15 (1) used to diagnose or treat infertility; and​
1.16 (2) consistent with established, published, or approved medical practices or professional​
1.17 guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or the American​
1.18 Society for Reproductive Medicine.​
1.19 (c) "Infertility" means a disease, condition, or status characterized by:​
1.20 (1) the failure of a person with a uterus to establish a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy​
1.21 to live birth after the following duration of unprotected sexual intercourse, regardless of​
1.22 whether a pregnancy resulted in miscarriage during that time:​
1​Section 1.​
26-06424 as introduced​01/26/26 REVISOR SGS/HL​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3615​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN, Maye Quade, Boldon and Hemmingsen-Jaeger)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6319​02/17/2026​
Referred to Health and Human Services​
Author added Boldon​6379​02/23/2026​
Chief author stricken, shown as co-author Maye Quade​6600​03/11/2026​
Chief author added Oumou Verbeten​
Author added Hemmingsen-Jaeger​6993​03/25/2026​

2.1 (i) for a person under the age of 35, 12 months' duration; or​
2.2 (ii) for a person 35 years of age or older, six months' duration;​
2.3 (2) a person's inability to reproduce without medical intervention either as a single​
2.4 individual or with the person's partner; or​
2.5 (3) a licensed health care provider's determination that a patient is infertile based on the​
2.6 patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive history; age; physical findings; or diagnostic​
2.7 testing.​
2.8 (d) "Standard fertility preservation services" means procedures that are consistent with​
2.9 the established medical practices or professional guidelines published by the American​
2.10 Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology for a​
2.11 person who has a medical condition or is expected to undergo medication therapy, surgery,​
2.12 radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment that is recognized by medical​
2.13 professionals to cause a risk of impairment to fertility.​
2.14 Subd. 3.Required coverage.(a) Health plans must provide comprehensive coverage​
2.15 for:​
2.16 (1) the diagnosis of and treatment for infertility; and​
2.17 (2) standard fertility preservation services.​
2.18 (b) Coverage under this section must include unlimited embryo transfers, but may impose​
2.19 a limit of four completed oocyte retrievals. Single embryo transfer must be used when​
2.20 medically appropriate and recommended by the treating health care provider.​
2.21 (c) Coverage for surgical reversal of elective sterilization is not required under this​
2.22 section.​
2.23 Subd. 4.Cost-sharing requirements.A health plan must not impose any cost-sharing​
2.24 requirement on the coverage under this section that is greater than the cost-sharing​
2.25 requirement imposed on maternity coverage under the plan, including but not limited to the​
2.26 following requirements:​
2.27 (1) co-payment;​
2.28 (2) deductible; or​
2.29 (3) coinsurance.​
2.30 Subd. 5.Exclusions and limitations.(a) A health plan must not impose any benefit​
2.31 maximum, waiting period, utilization review, referral requirement, or any other limitation​
2​Section 1.​
26-06424 as introduced​01/26/26 REVISOR SGS/HL​

3.1 on the coverage under this section, except as provided in subdivision 3, paragraphs (b) and​
3.2 (c), that is not generally applicable to maternity coverage under the health plan.​
3.3 (b) The prohibition under this subdivision includes but is not limited to any exclusion,​
3.4 limitation, or other restriction on:​
3.5 (1) fertility medications that are different from those imposed on other prescription​
3.6 medications; and​
3.7 (2) any fertility services based on an enrollee's participation in fertility services provided​
3.8 by or to a third party.​
3.9 Subd. 6.Reimbursement.(a) The commissioner of commerce must reimburse health​
3.10