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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 327
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2099
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
MEDICALLY NECESSARY AMBULANCE SERVICES AT AN IN -
NETWORK LEVEL AND PROHIBITING BALANCE BILLING FOR SUCH
SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That sections 20-7f, 38a-498 and 38a-525 of the general statutes be 1
amended to (1) require health insurance coverage for medically 2
necessary ambulance services at an in-network level, including an in-3
network level of cost sharing, and (2) prohibit balance billing for 4
medically necessary ambulance services. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To require health insurance coverage for medically necessary
ambulance services at an in-network level, including an in-network
level of cost sharing, and prohibit balance billing for such services.