Minnesota requires health plans to cover medically necessary dental procedures resulting from cancer treatment

Original title: Medically necessary dental procedures that are a result of a cancer treatment required to be covered by health plans.

Last action · February 19, 2025: Authors added Falconer and Hemmingsen-JaegerSponsors: Ginny Klevorn and 5 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Minnesota s must cover medically necessary dental procedures, evaluations, examinations, laboratory assessments, medications, and treatments that are a direct result of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, , and radiation therapy. The requirement applies to insurance contracts issued, renewed, or amended on or after the day following final enactment.

Why it matters

Cancer patients face new insurance coverage rules requiring s to pay for dental care and associated medical services directly stemming from chemotherapy, , and radiation therapy.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

cancer patients

Health plans must provide coverage for medically necessary dental procedures and associated services resulting from their cancer treatments.

Directly affected

health plans

Carriers must provide coverage for medically necessary dental procedures, evaluations, examinations, laboratory assessments, medications, and treatments resulting from cancer treatment on insurance contracts issued, renewed, or amended on or after the effective date.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What dental procedures are required to be covered by health plans?

s must cover medically necessary dental procedures that are the direct result of cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, , and radiation therapy.

Does the coverage include associated medical services like lab work and medications?

Yes, the required coverage includes evaluations, examinations, laboratory assessments, medications, and treatments associated with the medically necessary dental procedures resulting from cancer treatment.

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

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Feb 19, 2025House
Authors added Falconer and Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy

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