,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajaca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ae1         
#bjbd,ms4 ,und]wood introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act to include f]tility treatm5t & c>e 
z an ess5tial heal? b5efit4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?  
,cov]age = ,inclusive & ,valu$ ,families
 ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,heal? ,cov]age =    
,,ivf ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,includ+       
f]tility treatm5t & c>e z an ess5tial   
heal? b5efit  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section     
#acjb7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjbb7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph
 7,a71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+  
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#f72 &  7,b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,k7
 ,f]tility treatm5t & c>e4  2 &  7#b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3   
7#f7 ,f]tility treatm5t & c>e def9$ ,=  

purposes ( p>agraph 7#a77,k71 ! t]m     
f]tility treatm5t & c>e means ! foll[+  
m$ically appropriate items & s]vices    
furni%$ to an individual reg>dless (    
:e!r su* individual has a diagnosis (   
inf]tility3 7,a7 ,pres]vation ( human   
oocytes1 sp]m1 or embryos = lat]        
reproductive use4  7,b7 ,artificial     
insem9ation1 includ+ intravag9al        
insem9ation1 intrac]vical insem9ation1 &
 intraut]9e insem9ation4  7,c7 ,assi/$  
reproductive te*nology1 includ+ 9 vitro 
f]tilization & o!r treatm5ts or         
proc$ures 9 :i* reproductive g5etic     
mat]ial1 su* z oocytes1 sp]m1 f]tiliz$  
eggs1 & embryos1 are h&l$1 :5 cl9ically 
appropriate4  7,d7 ,g5etic te/+ (       
embryos4  7,e7 ,m$ications prescrib$ or 
obta9$ ov]-!-c\nt]1 z indicat$ =        
f]tility4  7,f7 ,gamete donation4  7,g7 
,su* o!r in=mation1 ref]rals1 treatm5ts1
 proc$ures1 m$ications1 laboratory te/+1
 te*nologies1 & s]vices relat+ to       
f]tility z ! ,secret>y det]m9es         
appropriate4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! 

am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to plan ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] !  
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4