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H1341 • 2025

An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos

An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5225
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos

An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1341) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos.
  • Financial Services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5225

  2. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 10:30 AM-02:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1341) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to insurance coverage for medically necessary tattoos. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1341

Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 47UU the following section:

Section 47VV. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following term shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“medical tattoo”, a medically necessary tattoo used to restore the appearance of a patient’s skin, conceal surface defects, or mark the treatment site of a patient.

(b) Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within or without the commonwealth shall provide coverage for medical tattoos when deemed medically necessary by a physician. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

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