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HB2558 • 2026

insurance; cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling

HB2558 - insurance; cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Patty Contreras, Anna Abeytia, Lorena Austin, Junelle Cavero, Janeen Connolly, Nancy Gutierrez, Alma Hernandez, Sarah Liguori, Elda Luna-Nájera, Stephanie Simacek, Betty J Villegas
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the metadata; however, the statute text explicitly states 'Beginning January 1, 2027'.

HB2558: Requiring Health Insurance Coverage for Scalp Cooling Systems During Chemotherapy

Starting January 1, 2027, this law requires certain Arizona health insurance plans that cover cancer-related chemotherapy to also provide coverage for scalp cooling systems.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires hospital service corporations and medical service corporations to cover scalp cooling systems if they already cover cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
  • Mandates health care services organizations (HMOs) to include scalp cooling system coverage when issuing or renewing plans that cover cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
  • Obligates disability insurers to offer coverage for these devices in policies that pay for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
  • Applies the same requirement to group and blanket disability insurance policies covering cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
  • Defines a 'scalp cooling system' as a device used to cool the scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, if it is designed for repeated use and serves a medical purpose.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hospital service corporations and medical service corporations in Arizona
  • Health care services organizations (HMOs)
  • Disability insurers, including those offering group or blanket policies
  • Patients receiving cancer-related chemotherapy who use qualifying scalp cooling systems

Terms To Know

Scalp cooling system
A device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy treatment, if it is designed and intended for repeated use and primarily serves a medical purpose.
Hospital service corporation
An entity that issues subscription contracts providing coverage for hospital services under Arizona law.
Health care services organization (HMO)
A type of health plan in Arizona that provides evidence of coverage for medical treatments, including chemotherapy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only applies if the insurance policy already covers cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.
  • Coverage is required only for devices designed and intended for repeated use; single-use items may not qualify.
  • The text does not specify how much patients must pay out of pocket or what percentage insurers must cover.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    House Appropriations: None

  4. 2026-01-20 House

    House Health & Human Services: None

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2558 - insurance; cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling

Current Bill Text

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HB2558 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
insurance; cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2558

Introduced by

Representatives
Contreras P: Abeytia, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Gutierrez, Hernandez A,
Liguori, Luna-N�jera, Simacek, Villegas

AN
ACT

amending title 20, chapter 4, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-841.14; amending title 20,
chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-1057.21;
amending title 20, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
section 20-1376.11; amending title 20, chapter 6, article 5, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 20-1406.11; relating to health
insurance.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 20, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-841.14, to read:

START_STATUTE
20-841.14.

Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a
hospital service corporation or medical service corporation that issues,
amends, delivers or renews a subscription contract that provides coverage for
cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also provide coverage for a
scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the cancer-related
chemotherapy treatment.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human
scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy
treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is
primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 20, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1057.21, to read:

START_STATUTE
20-1057.21.

Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a
health care services organization that issues, amends, delivers or renews an
evidence of coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also
provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the
cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human
scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy
treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is
primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Title 20, chapter 6, article 4, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1376.11, to read:

START_STATUTE
20-1376.11.

Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a
disability insurer that issues, amends, delivers or renews a policy that
provides coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall also
provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection with the
cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human
scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy
treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is
primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Title
20, chapter 6, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 20-1406.11, to read:

START_STATUTE
20-1406.11.

Cancer; chemotherapy; scalp cooling system; definition

A. Beginning January 1, 2027, a group
or blanket disability insurer that issues, amends, delivers or renews a policy
that provides coverage for cancer-related chemotherapy treatment shall
also provide coverage for a scalp cooling system that is used in connection
with the cancer-related chemotherapy treatment.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"Scalp cooling system" means a device that is used to cool the human
scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer-related chemotherapy
treatment, if the device is designed and intended for repeated use and is
primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
END_STATUTE