All Bills - Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00029
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To require that health carriers bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00030
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To prohibit copayment accumulator programs.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00031
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Refer
3/26/19
Report Pass
4/2/19
To expand the definition of "surprise bill" to include bills for nonemergency health care services rendered by out-of-network clinical laboratories upon the referral of in-network providers.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00032
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To establish a public health insurance option available through the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00033
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Refer
3/27/19
Refer
3/27/19
Report Pass
4/2/19
Refer
5/8/19
Report Pass
5/13/19
Report Pass
5/15/19
To require health insurance policies providing coverage for prescription drugs to provide coverage for orally administered prescription drugs on a basis that is no less favorable than the basis on which such policies provide coverage for intravenously administered prescription drugs.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00034
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To prohibit the delivery, issuance for delivery or renewal of short-term health insurance policies in this state that do not provide coverage for essential health benefits.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00035
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To require residents of this state to acquire and maintain health insurance coverage.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00036
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
To prohibit health carriers from requiring the use of step therapy for drugs prescribed to treat disabling, chronic or life-threatening diseases or conditions.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00037
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
Refer
3/8/19
To require health insurance coverage of prescribed drugs during adverse determination reviews and external review processes.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00038
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
Refer
3/8/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Refer
3/28/19
Refer
3/28/19
Report Pass
4/3/19
To reduce the time frame for urgent care adverse determination review requests and expedited external reviews from seventy-two to forty-eight hours.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00039
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To limit changes to prescription drug formularies during the term of certain health insurance policies.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00040
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To require health carriers to include site-neutral payment provisions in provider contracts.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00041
Introduced
1/15/19
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To prohibit each insurance company, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation and health care center that delivers, issues for delivery or renews an insurance policy in this state from including in such policy a clause that reserves discretion to such company, society, corporation or center to interpret the terms of such policy in a manner that is, or to provide standards for the interpretation or review of such policy that are, inconsistent with the laws of this state.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00042
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
3/8/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Report Pass
3/14/19
Refer
3/26/19
Report Pass
4/2/19
Refer
4/24/19
Report Pass
4/30/19
Report Pass
5/1/19
Engrossed
5/28/19
Report Pass
5/28/19
Report Pass
5/28/19
To: (1) Modify the manner in which coinsurance, copayment and deductible payments are calculated, and provide that any failure to calculate such payments in the specified manner shall constitute an unfair trade practice in violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act; (2) prohibit health carriers from entering into or amending contracts that, by their terms, would require them to violate the fiduciary duties that they owe to their insureds; and (3) modify the manner in which managed care plans calculate deductible and coinsurance payments.
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Connecticut 2019 Regular Session
Connecticut Senate Bill SB00043
Introduced
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
Refer
1/15/19
To provide that no health carrier that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues a health insurance policy in this state shall deny coverage for a covered benefit provided to an insured in a hospital emergency room because the covered benefit could have been provided to the insured in another health care setting.