General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6237
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2240
*02240*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist. REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6237
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2240
*02240*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist.
AN ACT ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DIABETES ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) secure Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education at programs accredited by the American Diabetes Association or the American Association of Diabetes Educators, (2) devise a plan and seek financial support to increase the state's pool of lay and professional diabetes educators who represent at-risk populations including, but not limited to, minorities and those residing in lower socioeconomic and rural areas, (3) modify cost-sharing of diabetes self-management education by reforming insurance plans to decrease barriers and ensure that such education is not subject to insurance deductibles or copayments, and (4) build the capacity for a state-wide diabetes self-management education program with an emphasis on culturally and linguistically appropriate standards and improved access.
Statement of Purpose:
To enact the recommendations of the Diabetes Advisory Council.