This bill amends section 68-901 of the Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, to enhance coverage for certain contraceptives under insurance policies and the medical assistance program in Nebraska. It mandates that any individual or group sickness and accident insurance policy, as well as self-funded employee benefit plans, must reimburse healthcare providers for dispensing self-administered hormonal contraceptives. Specifically, the bill allows for reimbursement of up to a three-month supply for the first prescription and up to a twelve-month supply for subsequent refills, regardless of the individual's enrollment status at the time of the first prescription. Additionally, it clarifies that healthcare providers are not required to prescribe a twelve-month supply and prohibits cost-sharing for alternative contraception methods if a covered individual changes methods before exhausting their current supply.

Furthermore, the bill ensures that the medical assistance program provides family planning services, including a one-time dispensation of a twelve-month supply of covered self-administered hormonal contraceptives as prescribed. It emphasizes that recipients of medical assistance have the freedom to choose or change their family planning methods without being restricted by previously dispensed supplies. The original section 68-901 is repealed to accommodate these changes, and the bill aims to harmonize existing provisions related to contraceptive coverage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 68-901