California Requires Large Insurance Companies to Cover IVF

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law, which goes into effect July 1, 2025.

An embryologist holds a dish with human embryos at the La Jolla IVF Clinic in La Jolla, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2007. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

A new California state law requires large insurance companies to cover diagnoses and treatment for infertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) starting July 1, 2025.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29 announced the signing of the law, Senate Bill 729, introduced by Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-Van Nuys). California joins more than a dozen states requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for IVF.