Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05643 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5643
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1802
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5643 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1802

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 

Introduced by:

REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN MEDICAL FORMS AND ELECTRONIC ACCESS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the development of a uniform form for prior authorization of health care services by health care providers and insureds, to permit such form to be accessed, completed and submitted electronically, and to allow health care providers to access clinical criteria and protocols used by health insurers and utilization review companies electronically.

Statement of Purpose: 

To simplify and modernize the prior authorization process for health care providers and insureds.