Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00175 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 175
2	2		January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3301
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4	4		Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Committee Bill No. 175
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12	12		January Session, 2015
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14	14		LCO No. 3301
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18	18		Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(INS)
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24	24		AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PATIENT LIFTS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2016) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state, shall provide coverage for the purchase or rental of a patient lift that operates to lift an individual from a bed or a wheelchair by hydraulic operation, provided such individual's treating physician has certified, in writing, that the patient lift is medically necessary.
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30	30		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2016) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state, shall provide coverage for the purchase or rental of a patient lift that operates to lift an individual from a bed or a wheelchair by hydraulic operation, provided such individual's treating physician has certified, in writing, that the patient lift is medically necessary.
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35	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
36	36		Section 1 January 1, 2016 New section
37	37		Sec. 2 January 1, 2016 New section
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39	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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41	41		Section 1
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47	47		Sec. 2
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	53	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	55	+	To require health insurance coverage for the purchase or rental of a patient lift that operates to lift an individual from a bed or a wheelchair by hydraulic operation, provided such individual's treating physician has certified, in writing, that the patient lift is medically necessary.
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	57	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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55		-	INS Joint Favorable
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	61	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
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59		-	Joint Favorable
	63	+	Co-Sponsors:
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	65	+	SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
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	67	+	S.B. 175