Insurance Coverage for Cold Cap and Scalp Cooling Systems
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-148 SO AS TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES THAT PROVIDE CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT SHALL INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR SCALP COOLING SYSTEM THERAPY USED IN CONNECTION WITH CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, TO REQUIRE INSURERS PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF SCALP COOLING SYSTEM THERAPY UNDER THE POLICY, TO PROVIDE CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FACILITIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT FROM INSURANCE CARRIERS FOR CHEMOTHERAPY SERVICES UNLESS THE FACILITY OFFERS SCALP COOLING SYSTEM TREATMENTS TO ALL CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Annie McDaniel
- Beth Bernstein
- Bill Clyburn
- Chandra Dillard
- Charlie Hartz
- Courtney Waters
- Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- Hamilton Grant
- Harriet Holman
- Heather Bauer
- James Teeple
- Jason Luck
- Jermaine Johnson
- John King
- Kambrell Garvin
- Kathy Landing
- Lonnie Hosey
- Melissa Oremus
- Michael Rivers
- Robert Reese
- Robert Williams
- Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
- Sarita Edgerton
- Spencer Wetmore
- Tiffany Spann-Wilder
- Todd Rutherford
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in South Carolina.