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H1161 • 2025

An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health

An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health

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Sponsor
William C. Galvin
Last action
2025-08-28
Official status
Hearing rescheduled to 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health

An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1161) of William C.
  • Galvin relative to insurance coverage for cervical cancer and women’s preventative health screenings.
  • Financial Services.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-28 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  2. 2025-07-31 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4337

  3. 2025-04-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act regarding cervical cancer and women's preventative health
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1161) of William C. Galvin relative to insurance coverage for cervical cancer and women’s preventative health screenings. Financial Services.

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Bill H.1161

SECTION 1. Chapter 175, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after 47BB the second time it appears, the following section:-

Section 47DD. Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for cytological screenings and HPV screenings with no cost sharing to the member.

SECTION 2. Chapter 176A, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after 8EE the following section:-

Section 8FF. Any contract between a subscriber and a corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan which is delivered, issued or renewed within the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for cytological screenings and HPV screenings with no cost sharing to the member.

SECTION 3. Chapter 176B, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after section 4EE the second time it appears

the following section:-

Section 4FF. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group service agreement delivered, issued or renewed within the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for cytological screenings and HPV screenings with no cost sharing to the member.

SECTION 4. Chapter 176G, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after section 4W the following section:-

Section 4X. Any individual or group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for the cost of annual cytological screenings and HPV screenings with no cost sharing to the member.

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