General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 396
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1502
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 396
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1502
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENTS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to require health insurance coverage for (1) radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, and (2) phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor prescription drugs for dysfunction that may result following a radical prostatectomy.
Statement of Purpose:
To require health insurance coverage for (1) radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, and (2) phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor prescription drugs for dysfunction that may result following a radical prostatectomy.