Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB565: Require health insurance companies doing business in Montana to cover IVF treatment
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing legislative findings; providing definitions; requiring insurance coverage for the diagnosis of and treatment for infertility; providing a lifetime limit of coverage; applying to certain health plans; amending sections 2-18-704 and 33-35-306, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REQUIRING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF AND TREATMENT FOR INFERTILITY; PROVIDING A LIFETIME LIMIT OF COVERAGE; APPLYING TO CERTAIN HEALTH PLANS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-704 AND 33-35-306, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 12% of women of reproductive age in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant; and WHEREAS, infertility is evenly divided between women and men, and approximately one-third of cases involves both partners being diagnosed or as being unexplained; and WHEREAS, increasing accessibility for infertility treatment will expand Montana's health services and improve the short-term and long-term health outcomes for the resulting children and mothers, which may also reduce health care costs by reducing adverse outcomes; and WHEREAS, families are getting smaller, and good public policy supports people who want to grow families but face barriers due to cost; and WHEREAS, by providing these services, Montana will retain existing young families and attract potential new residents. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. [Sections 1 through 3] may be cited as the "Building Families Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 3] the following - 1 - Authorized Print Version …
Sponsors
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Reconsidered Previous Action
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
Votes
- ReconsAction - Stafman (March 5, 2025): 42 yea, 55 nay, failed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 47 yea, 52 nay, failed
Subjects: Insurance, Health
Common questions
- What is HB565?
- HB565 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require health insurance companies doing business in Montana to cover IVF treatment.
- What does HB565 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing legislative findings; providing definitions; requiring insurance coverage for the diagnosis of and treatment for infertility; providing a lifetime limit of coverage; applying to certain health plans; amending sections 2-18-704 and 33-35-306, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB565?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB565?
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB565?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1388
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