1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; requiring health plans to cover scalp hair prosthetics for hair 
1.3 	loss caused by cancer treatment;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 
1.4 	62A.28, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62A.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Required coverage. (a) Every policy, plan, certificate, or contract referred to 
1.8 	in subdivision 1 issued or renewed after August 1, 1987, must provide coverage for scalp 
1.9 	hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of alopecia areata or treatment for 
1.10 	cancer.
1.11 	(b) The coverage required by this section is subject to the co-payment, coinsurance, 
1.12 	deductible, and other enrollee cost-sharing requirements that apply to similar types of items 
1.13 	under the policy, plan, certificate, or contract and may be limited to one prosthesis per 
1.14 	benefit year.
1.15 	(c) The coverage required by this section for scalp hair prostheses, worn for hair loss 
1.16 	suffered as a result of treatment for cancer is limited to $1,000 per benefit year.
1.17 	(d) A scalp hair prostheses must be prescribed by a doctor to be covered under this 
1.18 	section.
1.19 	(e) Scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of treatment for cancer 
1.20 	are covered by county-based purchasing plans participating in the medical assistance program.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, and applies to all policies, 
1.22 	plans, certificates, and contracts offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.2 	to read:
2.3 		Subd. 72.Scalp hair prosthetics. Medical assistance covers scalp hair prosthesis 
2.4 	prescribed for hair loss suffered as a result of treatment for cancer. Medical assistance must 
2.5 	meet the requirements that would otherwise apply to a health plan under section 62A.28.