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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2370
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE PETERS.
5863H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 376.1240, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
insurance coverage of self-administered hormonal contraceptives.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 376.1240, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 376.1240, to read as follows:
376.1240. 1. For purposes of this section, terms shall have the same meanings as
2 ascribed to them in section 376.1350, and the term "self-administered hormonal
3 contraceptive" shall mean a drug that is composed of one or more hormones and that is
4 approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy , excluding emer gency
5 contraception. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to medications approved by
6 the Food and Drug Administration to terminate an existing pregnancy .
7 2. (1) Any health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery , continued, or renewed in
8 this state on or after January 1, 2026, that provides coverage for self-administered hormonal
9 contraceptives shall provide coverage to reimburse a health care provider or dispensing entity
10 for the dispensing of a supply of self-administered hormonal contraceptives intended to last
11 up to ninety days, or intended to last up to one hundred eighty days for generic self-
12 administered hormonal contraceptives. The pr ovisions of this subdivision shall no longer
13 be in effect after December 31, 2026.
14 (2) Any health benefit plan deliver ed, issued for delivery , continued, or renew ed
15 in this state on or after January 1, 2027, that pr ovides coverage for self-administer ed
16 hormonal contraceptives shall prov ide coverage to rei mburse a health care pr ovider or
17 dispensing entity for the dispensing of a supply of self-administere d hormonal
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 contraceptives, including generic and brand-name contraceptives, intended to last up to
19 one year .
20 3. The coverage required under this section shall not be subject to any greater
21 deductible or co-payment than other similar health care services provided by the health
22 benefit plan.
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