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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution directs the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP) to
11 provide fertility preservation coverage.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 ▸ directs the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP) to provide
15 fertility preservation coverage.
16 Special Clauses:
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19 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
20 WHEREAS, in accordance with Utah Code Section 49-20-201, the state participates in
21 the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP);
22 WHEREAS, the Legislature may determine what benefits to offer Utah's state
23 employees;
24 WHEREAS, standard fertility preservation services are procedures to preserve fertility
25 that are consistent with established medical practices or professional guidelines published by
26 the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive
27 Medicine:
28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
29 directs PEHP to provide coverage to state employees and eligible dependents for standard
30 fertility preservation services when a medically necessary gonadotoxic treatment may directly
31 or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility due to a cancerous condition or a condition that
32 requires a bone marrow transplant.
33 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the coverage shall include consultations,
34 medications, and procedures for cryopreservation.
35 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the coverage shall include the costs of
36 cryopreservation for:
37 • at least five years; or
38 • if the covered individual is younger than 18 years old, until the
39 individual is at least 23 years old.