Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00175 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/16/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 175
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1536
 *01536*
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 175 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1536

*01536*

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 

Introduced by:

SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTOMATED BED TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

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 insurance coverage for automated bed transfer systems in insureds' dwellings that operate to transfer an individual from such individual's bed to a wheelchair with no manual lifting.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require health insurance coverage for automated bed transfer systems in insureds' dwellings that operate to transfer an individual from such individual's bed to a wheelchair with no manual lifting.