Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07176 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 4281 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7176
6	6	January Session, 2019
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10	10	Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT EXEMPTING ACC IDENT ONLY INSURANCE POLICIES FROM
20	20	REQUIRED HEALTH INSU RANCE COVERAGE FOR P REVENTIVE
21	21	PEDIATRIC CARE AND DIRECT ACCESS TO OBST ETRICIAN-
22	22	GYNECOLOGISTS.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 38a-503b of the general statutes is 1
27	27	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
28	28	January 1, 2020): 3
29	29	(a) As used in this section, "carrier" means each insurer, health care 4
30	30	center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or 5
31	31	other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or 6
32	32	continuing any individual health insurance policy in this state 7
33	33	providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), 8
34	34	[(6),] (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469. 9
35	35	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 38a-530b of the general statutes is 10
36	36	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 11
37	37	January 1, 2020): 12 Raised Bill No. 7176
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41	41	LCO No. 4281 2 of 3
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43	43	(a) As used in this section, "carrier" means each insurer, health care 13
44	44	center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or 14
45	45	other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or 15
46	46	continuing any group health insurance policy in this state providing 16
47	47	coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), [(6),] (11) and 17
48	48	(12) of section 38a-469. 18
49	49	Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 38a-535 of the general statutes is 19
50	50	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 20
51	51	January 1, 2020): 21
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53	53	(b) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the 23
54	54	type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), [(6),] (11) and (12) of section 24
55	55	38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after October 1, 25
56	56	1989, or continued as defined in section 38a-531, on or after October 1, 26
57	57	1990, shall provide benefits for preventive pediatric care for any child 27
58	58	covered by the policy or contract at approximately the following age 28
59	59	intervals: Every two months from birth to six months of age, every 29
60	60	three months from nine to eighteen months of age and annually from 30
61	61	two through six years of age. Any such policy may provide that 31
62	62	services rendered during a periodic review shall be covered to the 32
63	63	extent that such services are provided by or under the supervision of a 33
64	64	single physician during the course of one visit. On and after January 1, 34
65	65	2009, each such policy shall also provide coverage for blood lead 35
66	66	screening and risk assessments ordered by a primary care provider 36
67	67	pursuant to section 19a-111g. Such benefits shall be subject to any 37
68	68	policy provisions which apply to other services covered by such 38
69	69	policy. 39
70	70	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
71	71	sections:
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73	73	Section 1 January 1, 2020 38a-503b(a)
74	74	Sec. 2 January 1, 2020 38a-530b(a)
75	75	Sec. 3 January 1, 2020 38a-535(b)
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77	77	Raised Bill No. 7176
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81	81	LCO No. 4281 3 of 3
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83	83	Statement of Purpose:
84	84	To exempt accident only insurance policies from required health
85	85	insurance coverage for (1) certain preventive pediatric care, and (2)
86	86	direct access to obstetrician-gynecologists.
87	87	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
88	88	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
89	89	not underlined.]
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