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Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Filed: 2/27/2026
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1259
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1259 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 356z.32a as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 5/356z.32a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 356z.32a. Coverage for standard fertility |
| 8 | | preservation services. |
| 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "standard fertility |
| 10 | | preservation services" means procedures based upon current |
| 11 | | evidence-based standards of care established by the American |
| 12 | | Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of |
| 13 | | Clinical Oncology, or other national medical associations that |
| 14 | | follow current evidence-based standards of care, including, |
| 15 | | but not limited to, cryopreservation. |
| 16 | | (b) An individual or group policy of accident and health |
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| 1 | | insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in this State |
| 2 | | after January 1, 2028 must provide coverage for expenses for |
| 3 | | standard fertility preservation services and follow-up |
| 4 | | services related to that coverage, including storage. |
| 5 | | (c) In determining coverage under this Section, an insurer |
| 6 | | shall not discriminate based on an individual's: |
| 7 | | (1) expected length of life, present or predicted |
| 8 | | disability, degree of medical dependency, quality of life, or |
| 9 | | other health conditions; or |
| 10 | | (2) personal characteristics, including age, sex, |
| 11 | | sexual orientation, or marital status. |
| 12 | | (d) An individual or group policy of accident and health |
| 13 | | insurance may not: |
| 14 | | (1) impose any exclusions, limitations, or other |
| 15 | | restrictions on coverage of standard fertility |
| 16 | | preservation services that are different from those |
| 17 | | imposed on any other prescription medications; |
| 18 | | (2) impose any exclusions, limitations, or other |
| 19 | | restrictions on coverage of any standard fertility |
| 20 | | preservation services based on a covered individual's |
| 21 | | participation in fertility services provided by or to a |
| 22 | | third party; or |
| 23 | | (3) impose deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, |
| 24 | | benefit maximums, waiting periods, or any other |
| 25 | | limitations on coverage for standard fertility |
| 26 | | preservation services that are different from those |