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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1663 By: Burns
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to health benefit plans; defining
7 terms; requiring certain health benefit plans to
8 provide coverage for certain cooling system;
8 exempting certain coverage from certain limits;
9 providing for codification; and declaring an
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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14 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6060a of Title 36, unless there
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15 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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16 A. As used in this section:
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17 1. "Cooling system" means a cooling cap, hypothermia cap, cold
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18 cap, physical cooling treatment, or any other therapeutic device
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19 used to cool the scalp, hands, or feet of an individual to prevent
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20 or reduce side effects of chemotherapy including, but not limited
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21 to, hair loss, polyneuropathy, or palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia;
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23 2. "Health benefit plan" means the same as defined in Section
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24 6060.4 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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1 B. All health benefit plans shall provide coverage cooling
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2 systems used in connection with chemotherapy treatment.
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3 C. Coverage under this section shall not be subject to any
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4 annual deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance limits as
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5 established for all covered benefits under the health benefit plan.
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6 D. If application of this section would result in health
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7 savings account ineligibility under Section 223 of the Internal
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8 Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the provisions of this section
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9 shall only apply to health savings accounts with qualified high
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10 deductible health plans with respect to the deductible of such a
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11 plan after the enrollee has satisfied the minimum deductible.
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12 Provided, however, the provisions of this section shall apply to
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13 items or services that are preventive care pursuant to Section
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14 223(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
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15 regardless of whether the minimum deductible has been satisfied.
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16 SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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17 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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18 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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19 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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