All Bills - Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06577
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/31/21
Refer
4/12/21
Refer
4/12/21
Report Pass
4/19/21
Report Pass
4/19/21
Refer
5/4/21
Refer
5/4/21
Report Pass
5/10/21
Report Pass
5/10/21
To expand the purview of the State Properties Review Board to include licensing agreements, the purchasing of agricultural development rights and contracts entered into by other state agencies and quasi-public agencies and to move the board to within the Legislative Department.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06578
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
4/5/21
Refer
4/16/21
Refer
4/16/21
Report Pass
4/22/21
Report Pass
4/22/21
Engrossed
6/9/21
To (1) restore, without the payment of certain fines, the electoral privileges of convicted felons who are on parole, (2) codify existing practice, under a memorandum of understanding, regarding voter registration procedures at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and (3) eliminate registrar-appointed challengers from who may be present in the polling place during a primary or election.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06579
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
4/5/21
Report Pass
4/5/21
Refer
4/16/21
Refer
4/16/21
Report Pass
4/22/21
Report Pass
4/22/21
Engrossed
5/4/21
Engrossed
5/4/21
Report Pass
5/6/21
To revise or repeal certain election administration laws concerning (1) admission of electors and maintenance of registry lists, (2) training of certain election officials, (3) residential status of tabulator tenders, and (4) delivery of election returns to the Secretary of the State, town clerks and registrars of voters.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06580
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/11/21
Report Pass
3/11/21
Refer
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/29/21
Report Pass
3/29/21
Engrossed
5/18/21
Report Pass
5/20/21
Passed
6/9/21
Chaptered
6/25/21
Chaptered
6/25/21
Enrolled
6/28/21
Enrolled
6/28/21
Passed
7/13/21
To require The University of Connecticut to study the feasibility of establishing food and agricultural education programs.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06581
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To require the Office of Higher Education to study student completion rates at private occupational schools in the state.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06582
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Refer
3/31/21
Refer
3/31/21
Report Pass
4/7/21
Report Pass
4/7/21
Refer
4/13/21
Refer
4/13/21
Report Pass
4/19/21
Report Pass
4/19/21
To require the Labor Department to consider specific circumstances when determining whether an individual who performs instructional, research or principal administrative duties at an institution of higher education is eligible to receive unemployment compensation.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06583
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To require independent institutions of higher education in the state to submit to the Office of Higher Education a closure plan and, if an institution plans to close, a written notice regarding the arrangements for such closure.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06584
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To require out-of-state private occupational schools to acquire authorization from the Office of Higher Education prior to offering any distance learning programs in the state.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06585
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To authorize association health plans in this state to the maximum extent permitted under federal law.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06586
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To: (1) Require each contract between a health carrier and a health care professional or facility to (A) require the health carrier to reimburse the health care professional or facility for medically necessary covered benefits, (B) include a mechanism for the health care professional or facility to request that the health carrier reconsider a denial of coverage or refusal to reimburse, and (C) permit the health care professional or facility to collect payment for health care services that are not medically necessary; (2) provide that a health carrier shall (A) not require prior authorization for certain health care services, (B) promptly respond to prior authorization requests for post-stabilization and maintenance services, and (C) be financially responsible for post-stabilization and maintenance services if the health carrier fails to promptly respond to a prior authorization request for such services; (3) require each health carrier that enters into a participating provider contract to afford to the participating provider (A) at least ninety days' advance written notice of any proposed change to the provisions, other documents, provider manuals or policies incorporated by reference in such contract, and (B) a right to appeal any such proposed change; (4) redefine "adverse determination" and "final adverse determination", and define "hospital", "preferred provider network", "prior authorization", "prior authorization appeal" and "skilled nursing center", for the purposes of adverse determination and utilization review; (5) require certain health carriers to submit an annual prior authorization report to the Insurance Commissioner and make such report publicly available; (6) require the Insurance Commissioner to convene a prior authorization working group and require such working group to submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance and public health; (7) require (A) the Insurance Commissioner to establish prior authorization standards and incorporate such standards into existing health carrier audit and enforcement procedures, (B) any health carrier that fails to satisfy such standards to submit to the commissioner, and successfully implement, a corrective action plan, and (C) the commissioner to refrain from issuing or renewing a license to any health carrier that fails to satisfy such standards or, if applicable, submit and successfully implement such corrective action plan; (8) the Insurance Commissioner to develop and conduct an annual health care provider satisfaction survey and include the results of such survey in the consumer report card; (9) impose various duties on health carriers with respect to prior authorizations; (10) incorporate health carriers' duties with respect to prior authorizations into various provisions concerning adverse determination and utilization review; (11) require the Insurance Commissioner to develop and establish technical standards
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06587
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Refer
3/31/21
Refer
3/31/21
Report Pass
4/7/21
Engrossed
6/4/21
Engrossed
6/4/21
Report Pass
6/5/21
Report Pass
6/5/21
To provide that certain individual and group health insurance policies shall not impose a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or out-of-pocket expense for a covered epinephrine cartridge injector in an amount that is greater than twenty-five dollars.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06588
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Refer
4/1/21
Refer
4/1/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Engrossed
5/12/21
Engrossed
5/12/21
Report Pass
5/14/21
Report Pass
5/14/21
Passed
6/7/21
Passed
6/7/21
Chaptered
6/23/21
Enrolled
6/24/21
Enrolled
6/24/21
Passed
7/7/21
Passed
7/7/21
To: (1) Provide that no individual or group health insurance policy providing coverage for outpatient prescription drugs shall (A) require a prescribing health care provider to prescribe a supply of a covered outpatient psychotropic drug that is larger than the supply of such drug that such provider deems clinically appropriate, or (B) if a prescribing health care provider deems a ninety-day supply of a covered outpatient psychotropic drug to be clinically inappropriate and prescribes less than a ninety-day supply of such drug, impose a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for the prescribed supply of such drug in an amount that exceeds the amount of the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for a ninety-day supply of such drug reduced pro rata in proportion to such prescribed supply of such drug; (2) provide that no mental health care benefits provided under state law, with state funds or to state employees shall require a prescribing health care provider to prescribe a supply of an outpatient psychotropic drug that is larger than the supply of such drug that such provider deems clinically appropriate; (3) establish a task force to study methods available to this state, and health carriers doing business in this state, to encourage health care providers providing mental health services to participate in provider networks; and (4) establish a task force to study health insurance coverage for peer support services.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06589
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Refer
4/1/21
Refer
4/1/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Engrossed
6/5/21
Engrossed
6/5/21
Report Pass
6/6/21
Report Pass
6/6/21
Passed
6/9/21
Chaptered
6/28/21
Chaptered
6/28/21
Enrolled
6/30/21
Enrolled
6/30/21
Passed
7/13/21
Passed
7/13/21
To specify the circumstances in which a health carrier, or a health carrier's contractor or subcontractor, may enter into a contract with a third party for the purpose of providing the third party with access to a participating dental provider contract.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06590
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Report Pass
3/22/21
Refer
4/1/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Report Pass
4/8/21
Engrossed
5/4/21
Report Pass
5/6/21
Passed
6/4/21
Passed
6/4/21
Chaptered
6/16/21
Chaptered
6/16/21
Enrolled
6/18/21
Enrolled
6/18/21
Passed
6/28/21
To: (1) Expand the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act to provide that no (A) insurance company, hospital service corporation, health care center or fraternal benefit society providing disability income protection coverage shall refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure or limit the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence, and (B) property and casualty insurer that delivers, issues, renews, amends, continues or endorses a property or casualty insurance policy shall make any distinction or discrimination against an individual in delivering, issuing, renewing, amending, continuing, endorsing, offering, withholding, cancelling or setting premiums for such policy, or in the terms of such policy, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence; (2) provide that no life insurer shall make any distinction or discrimination between persons on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a victim of domestic violence; and (3) establish a task force to study the high insurance costs borne by businesses located in distressed municipalities in this state.
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Connecticut 2021 Regular Session
Connecticut House Bill HB06591
Introduced
3/4/21
Introduced
3/4/21
Refer
3/4/21
To require the Office of Health Strategy to: (1) Study methods, and develop recommendations, to improve home health care for veterans in this state; and (2) submit a report concerning home health care for veterans to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance.