AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED TO TREAT SEVERE OBESITY.

SB 683 requires individual and group health insurance policies in this state to cover specific surgical procedures for treating severe obesity, including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and duodenal switch surgery. This directly affects people with these insurance plans who need such treatments, ensuring they cannot be denied coverage for these medically recognized procedures. The bill mandates that insurers include these surgeries as standard coverage, removing a common barrier to accessing treatment for severe obesity. It applies to all applicable health insurance policies under the state's regulations, without specifying additional eligibility criteria.