General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 545
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1998
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 545
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1998
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE RATIONING OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit any private or public health care insurer from rationing benefits conferred upon insured persons, including, but not limited to, requiring insured persons to participate in end-of-life counseling that promotes limited access to certain treatment options for such persons.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit private and public insurers from rationing health care benefits or requiring insured persons to participate in end-of-life counseling.