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Fertility treatment, insurance and law in Connecticut
Individual and group policies regulated by Connecticut must cover medically necessary diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The statute names specific treatments including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, IVF, embryo transfer, GIFT and ZIFT (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§38a-509, 38a-536).
1. What applies now
The position in force on the review date below. Anything scheduled for the future is kept separate.
Broad infertility or IVF requirement in force
Individual and group policies regulated by Connecticut must cover medically necessary diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The statute names specific treatments including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, IVF, embryo transfer, GIFT and ZIFT (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§38a-509, 38a-536).
Private-insurance requirement: Required to be covered
Individual and group policies regulated by Connecticut must cover medically necessary diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The statute names specific treatments including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, IVF, embryo transfer, GIFT and ZIFT (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§38a-509, 38a-536).
State requirements do not necessarily apply to every health plan. Self-funded employer plans, federal plans and certain exempt employers may follow different rules. Check your plan documents or insurer for your individual coverage.
2. What fertility services may be covered
IVF
Required to be covered
IUI
Not established in the sources reviewed
Fertility preservation
Limited cover required
Fertility medicines
Not established in the sources reviewed
Diagnosis and testing
Required to be covered
3. Who the rule applies to
Employer size rules: Not identified in the sources reviewed.
Religious or conscience exemptions: Not identified in the sources reviewed.
Self-funded employer plans (ERISA): Self-funded employer plans are governed principally by federal ERISA rules and are generally outside the Connecticut requirement.
- Treatment must be medically necessary and meet the statutory criteria
- Age-related criteria and maximums have applied under §38a-509 — confirm the current figures against the statute and your certificate
- Insurance Department Bulletin HC-125 explains scope and permitted limitations
4. Important exclusions and limitations
Age rules: Age-related criteria have formed part of this benefit. Confirm the current position with your insurer in writing rather than relying on a general summary.
Cycle or lifetime limits: Lifetime limits have applied historically. The current figure should be confirmed against the statute and your own plan documents.
5. Medicaid
Not established in the sources reviewed
No Medicaid infertility benefit was identified in the sources reviewed. Medicaid is a public programme and is separate from commercial insurance.
6. Public and state-employee plans
Not established in the sources reviewed
No distinct public-employee fertility benefit was identified. A public-employee benefit, where one exists, is not a statewide private-insurance requirement.
7. Future changes already enacted
Law that has been passed but is not yet in force. It does not affect cover today.
No enacted law with a future effective date was identified.
8. Recent legislation that did not become law or remains pending
Proposals are never a guide to your current cover.
No pending, failed or expired fertility bills were recorded for this jurisdiction in this review.
Surrogacy, parentage and donor conception
Gestational surrogacy: Statutory framework permitting and regulating gestational surrogacy
The Connecticut Parentage Act (Chapter 818) governs parentage including assisted reproduction, and a separate vital-records provision (§7-48a) deals with birth certificates for children born under a surrogacy agreement. Case law (Raftopol v. Ramey, 2011) recognised a non-genetic intended parent's status under a gestational agreement.
Parentage: Pre-birth parentage judgments are available for compliant agreements, and the vital-records provision streamlines the birth certificate.
9. Sources and last reviewed date
Individual and group policies regulated by Connecticut must cover medically necessary diagnosis and treatment of infertility. The statute names specific treatments including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, IVF, embryo transfer, GIFT and ZIFT (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§38a-509, 38a-536).
Sources
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §38a-509Connecticut General Statutes · checked 2026-09-08
- Bulletin HC-125, infertility coverageConnecticut Insurance Department · checked 2026-09-08
- Connecticut Parentage Act, Chapter 818Connecticut General Assembly · checked 2026-09-08
Last reviewed by the Antega editorial team: 2026-09-08.
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