Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05258 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/09/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5258
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 626
 *00626*
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5258 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 626

*00626*

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 

Introduced by:

REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ON INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

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

That chapter 700c of the general statutes be amended to require health insurers to include the name of each insured's primary care provider on the insured's identification card.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide sufficient information on health insurance identification cards to allow other health care providers to send patient reports to primary care providers.