Relating to: coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

AB 755 requires health insurance plans to cover sterilization procedures and related patient education/counseling services, just like other contraceptive benefits. This directly affects health insurers and patients seeking these specific reproductive health services. The bill amends existing law to explicitly include sterilization procedures and counseling under the same coverage requirements applied to other contraceptive services. It applies to new policy years beginning after the effective date, with some exceptions for collective bargaining agreements.