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HB2617 - 572R - H Ver 

 House Engrossed

 insurance; prostate 
 cancer; cost sharing

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE BILL 2617

AN 
ACT

amending title 20, chapter 4, article 3, 
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 20-841.14; amending title 20, 
chapter 4, article 9, arizona revised statutes, by adding SECTION 20-1057.21; 
amending title 20, chapter 6, article 4, arizona revised statutes, by adding 
section 20-1376.11; amending title 20, chapter 6, article 5, arizona 
revised statutes, by adding section 20-1406.11; relating to health 
insurance.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.1. Title 
20, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding 
section 20-841.14, to read:

START_STATUTE20-841.14. Prostate cancer; high-risk patients; cost sharing; prohibition; 
applicability; definition

A. A hospital service corporation or 
medical service corporation that issues, amends or renews a subscription 
contract on or after January 1, 2027 may not impose cost sharing requirements 
for diagnostic prostate cancer screenings for high-risk subscribers. 

b. This section does not apply to out-of-network 
screenings.

c. For the purposes of this section, 
"High-risk" includes men who are at least forty 
years of age and to whom any of the following applies:

(a) are of african ancestry. 

(b) carry the 
Breast cancer gene, including the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. 

(c) have a 
family history of prostate cancer. For the purposes of this subdivision, 
"have a family history of prostate cancer" includes a first-degree 
relative who:

(i) Was 
diagnosed with prostate cancer and who was under SIXTY 
YEARS of age at the time of diagnosis.

(ii) Died of 
prostate cancer. 

(iii) Developed 
a form of cancer that is known to be associated with an increased risk of 
prostate cancer. 

(iv) Was 
diagnosed with a genetic mutation that is known to be associated with an 
increased risk of prostate cancer.

(d) are 
military veterans and have been exposed to agent orange. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.2. Title 
20, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding 
section 20-1057.21, to read:

START_STATUTE20-1057.21. Prostate cancer; high-risk patients; cost sharing; prohibition; 
applicability; definition

A. A health care services 
organization that issues, amends or renews An evidence of coverage on or after 
January 1, 2027 may not impose cost sharing requirements for diagnostic 
prostate cancer screenings for high-risk enrollees. 

b. This section does not apply to out-of-network 
screenings.

c. For the purposes of this section, 
"High-risk" includes men who are at least forty 
years of age and to whom any of the following applies:

(a) are of african ancestry. 

(b) carry the 
Breast cancer gene, including the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. 

(c) have a 
family history of prostate cancer. For the purposes of this subdivision, 
"have a family history of prostate cancer" includes a first-degree 
relative who:

(i) Was 
diagnosed with prostate cancer and who was under sixty 
years of age at the time of diagnosis.

(ii) Died of 
prostate cancer. 

(iii) Developed 
a form of cancer that is known to be associated with an increased risk of 
prostate cancer. 

(iv) Was 
diagnosed with a genetic mutation that is known to be associated with an 
increased risk of prostate cancer. 

(d) are 
military veterans and have been exposed to agent orange. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.3. Title 
20, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding 
section 20-1376.11, to read:

START_STATUTE20-1376.11. Prostate cancer; high-risk patients; cost sharing; prohibition; 
applicability; definition

A. A disability insurer that issues, 
amends or renews a policy on or after January 1, 2027 may not impose cost 
sharing requirements for diagnostic prostate cancer screenings for high-risk 
insureds. 

b. This section does not apply to out-of-network 
screenings.

c. For the purposes of this section, 
"High-risk" includes men who are at least forty 
years of age and to whom any of the following applies:

(a) are of african ancestry. 

(b) carry the 
Breast cancer gene, including the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. 

(c) have a 
family history of prostate cancer. For the purposes of this subdivision, 
"have a family history of prostate cancer" includes a first-degree 
relative who:

(i) Was 
diagnosed with prostate cancer and who was under sixty 
years of age at the time of diagnosis.

(ii) Died of 
prostate cancer. 

(iii) Developed 
a form of cancer that is known to be associated with an increased risk of 
prostate cancer. 

(iv) Was 
diagnosed with a genetic mutation that is known to be associated with an 
increased risk of prostate cancer.

(d) are 
military veterans and have been exposed to agent orange. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4.4. Title 
20, chapter 6, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes