HB 357 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requires health insurance coverage for integrative cancer treatments (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB 357 requires health insurance plans to cover integrative cancer treatments like acupuncture, directly affecting cancer patients seeking these services and health insurance issuers. The bill limits coverage for acupuncture treatment during active cancer care to fifteen visits per year, unless additional treatments are recommended by nationally recognized cancer guidelines and the treating physician. It also modifies prior authorization requirements by adding "prior authorization" to the list of coverage conditions. This bill is currently under review by the Committee on Appropriations after passing the Insurance Committee with amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB357 Original HB357 Act · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into an enrolled act, expanding the list of sponsors and refining the legislative text. The most significant policy change is the removal of the requirement for dental extractions to be deemed 'appropriate' before coverage, simplifying the criteria for Medicaid enrollees. Additionally, the text was updated to clarify that acupuncture coverage is subject to a 15-visit limit only if recommended by national guidelines and the treating physician.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on requiring health insurance coverage for integrative cancer treatments, including acupuncture, cryotherapy, dental services, and scalp cooling systems, but the specific conditions for dental coverage were relaxed.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that dental extractions must be deemed 'appropriate' to qualify for Medicaid coverage, making the eligibility criteria for dental services less restrictive.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that acupuncture coverage may be limited to fifteen visits per year only if the treatment is recommended by nationally recognized guidelines and the treating physician.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the enrolled status and added a comprehensive list of co-sponsors from both the House and Senate.

Revised the summary of the bill's purpose to remove references to cryotherapy and dental services from the main list of required treatments, while retaining them in the detailed statutory text.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 21, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D Democratic11
8 Yea 3
72% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (23-0).
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (16-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
1 primary · 58 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Aimee Freeman
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
LA
98
Co
Photo of Adam Bass
Adam Bass
RRepublican
LA
36
Co
Photo of Adrian Fisher
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
LA
16
Co
Photo of Alonzo Knox
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
LA
93
Co
Photo of Annie Spell
Annie Spell
RRepublican
LA
45
Co
Photo of Barbara Freiberg
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
LA
70
Co
Photo of Beth Billings
Beth Billings
RRepublican
LA
56
Co
Photo of Bill Wheat
Bill Wheat
RRepublican
LA
37
Co
Photo of Brian Glorioso
Brian Glorioso
RRepublican
LA
90
Co
Photo of Candace Newell
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
LA
99
Co
Photo of Chad Boyer
Chad Boyer
RRepublican
LA
46