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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6546
January Session, 2019
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE PREVALEN CE OF THE
HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND
FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2019) The Department of Correction, in 1
collaboration with the Department of Public Health, the Insurance 2
Department and the Comptroller, shall study the prevalence of 3
inmates in correctional institutions and facilities with the hepatitis C 4
virus. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, the (1) 5
screening of inmates for the hepatitis C virus, (2) feasibility of 6
treatment of inmates who test positive for the virus, (3) health 7
outcomes of such inmates, (4) cost of and insurance coverage for such 8
treatment, and (5) feasibility of leveraging available federal funds to 9
cover the cost of such treatment. Not later than January 1, 2020, the 10
Commissioner of Correction shall report, in accordance with the 11
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, regarding the 12
findings of such study. 13
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
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