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SB 313: Regards insurance, Medicaid coverage of scalp cooling systems
What SB 313 does, verified May 19, 2026
This bill aims to provide insurance coverage for scalp cooling systems used during cancer chemotherapy treatments. A scalp cooling system is a device designed to cool the human scalp and prevent or reduce hair loss. The bill requires health insurance policies, group sickness and accident insurance, and public employee benefit plans to provide benefits for the expense of scalp cooling systems. Medicaid recipients who undergo cancer chemotherapy treatment will also be covered under the program. The Medicaid director will be authorized to adopt rules as necessary to implement the program and ensure coverage for scalp cooling systems.
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| Nov. 05, 2025 | Referred to committee: Medicaid |
| Nov. 04, 2025 | Introduced |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, November 5, 2025 · 470 words
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
S. B. No. 313
2025-2026
Senator Chavez
To enact sections 1751.64, 3923.66, 3923.67, and 5164.11 of the Revised Code regarding insurance and Medicaid coverage of scalp cooling systems for individuals receiving cancer chemotherapy treatments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 1751.64, 3923.66, 3923.67, and 5164.11 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 1751.64.
(A)
As used in this section, "scalp cooling system" means any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer chemotherapy treatment, provided that such device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
(B)
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every individual or group health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement providing basic health care services that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, if the policy, contract, or agreement provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment, shall provide benefits for the expense of a scalp cooling system.
Sec. 3923.66.
(A)
As used in this section and section 3923.67 of the Revised Code, "scalp cooling system" means any device used to cool the human scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss during cancer chemotherapy treatment, provided that such device is designed and intended for repeated use and is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose.
(B)
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every policy of individual or group sickness and accident insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, if the policy provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment, shall provide benefits for the expense of a scalp cooling system.
Sec. 3923.67.
Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, every public employee benefit plan that is established or modified in this state, if the plan provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment, shall provide benefits for the expense of a scalp cooling system.
Sec. 5164.11.
The medicaid program shall cover scalp cooling systems for medicaid recipients who undergo cancer chemotherapy treatment. The medicaid director may adopt rules authorized under section 5164.02 of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this section.
As used in this section, "scalp cooling system" has the same meaning as in section 1751.64 of the Revised Code.
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