| 14 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a |
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| 15 | | - | Council on Protecting Women's Health that shall advise the joint |
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| 16 | | - | standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of |
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| 17 | | - | matters relating to public health and insurance on strategies and any |
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| 18 | | - | necessary legislative changes to ensure that the actions of the federal |
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| 19 | | - | government do not impede the provision of health care to women in |
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| 20 | | - | the state. The council shall monitor legislation at the federal level and |
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| 21 | | - | any litigation relating to women's health and wellness that has the |
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| 22 | | - | potential to negatively impact women's health in the state and |
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| 23 | | - | immediately report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a |
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| 24 | | - | of the general statutes, to such joint standing committees on strategies, |
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| 25 | | - | including, but not limited to, the initiation of legislation to protect |
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| 26 | | - | women's health in the state. |
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| 27 | | - | (b) The Council on Protecting Women's Health shall be comprised |
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| 28 | | - | of (1) the following ex-officio voting members: (A) The Commissioner |
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| 29 | | - | of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (B) the |
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| 30 | | - | Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the |
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| 31 | | - | commissioner's designee; (C) the Insurance Commissioner, or the Senate Bill No. 394 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a 1 |
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| 26 | + | Council on Protecting Women's Health that shall advise the joint 2 |
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| 27 | + | standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3 |
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| 28 | + | matters relating to public health and insurance on strategies and any 4 |
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| 29 | + | necessary legislative changes to ensure that the actions of the federal 5 |
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| 30 | + | government do not impede the provision of health care to women in 6 |
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| 31 | + | the state. The council shall monitor legislation at the federal level and 7 |
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| 32 | + | any litigation relating to women's health and wellness that has the 8 |
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| 33 | + | potential to negatively impact women's health in the state and 9 |
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| 34 | + | immediately report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 10 |
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| 35 | + | of the general statutes, to such joint standing committees on strategies, 11 |
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| 36 | + | including, but not limited to, the initiation of legislation to protect 12 |
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| 37 | + | women's health in the state. 13 |
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| 38 | + | (b) The Council on Protecting Women's Health shall be comprised 14 |
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| 39 | + | of (1) the following ex-officio voting members: (A) The Commissioner 15 |
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| 40 | + | of Public Health, or the c ommissioner's designee; (B) the 16 Committee Bill No. 394 |
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| 35 | | - | commissioner's designee; (D) the executive director of Office of Health |
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| 36 | | - | Strategy, or the executive director's designee; (E) the Healthcare |
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| 37 | | - | Advocate, or the Healthcare Advocate's designee; and (F) the Secretary |
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| 38 | | - | of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; |
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| 39 | | - | and (2) fourteen public members, three of whom shall be appointed by |
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| 40 | | - | the president pro tempore of the Senate, three of whom shall be |
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| 41 | | - | appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two of |
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| 42 | | - | whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, two of |
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| 43 | | - | whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the House of |
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| 44 | | - | Representatives, two of whom shall be appointed by the minority |
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| 45 | | - | leader of the Senate and two of whom shall be appointed by the |
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| 46 | | - | minority leader of the House of Representatives, and all of whom shall |
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| 47 | | - | be knowledgeable on issues relative to women's health care in the |
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| 48 | | - | state. The membership of the council shall fairly and adequately |
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| 49 | | - | represent women who have had issues accessing quality health care in |
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| 50 | | - | the state. |
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| 51 | | - | (c) All appointments to the council shall be made not later than sixty |
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| 52 | | - | days after July 1, 2019. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing |
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| 53 | | - | authority. Members shall serve two-year terms and no public member |
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| 54 | | - | shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. |
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| 55 | | - | (d) The council shall elect two cochairpersons from among its |
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| 56 | | - | members. The council shall meet at least quarterly. Members of the |
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| 57 | | - | council shall serve without compensation, except for necessary |
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| 58 | | - | expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. |
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| 59 | | - | (e) The Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall provide |
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| 60 | | - | administrative support to the chairpersons of the council and |
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| 61 | | - | assistance in convening the council's meetings. |
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| 62 | | - | (f) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the |
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| 63 | | - | council shall submit a status report on protecting women's health care |
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| 64 | | - | in the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the Senate Bill No. 394 |
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| 47 | + | Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the 17 |
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| 48 | + | commissioner's designee; (C) the Insurance Commissioner, or the 18 |
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| 49 | + | commissioner's designee; (D) the executive director of Office of Health 19 |
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| 50 | + | Strategy, or the executive director's designee; (E) the Healthcare 20 |
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| 51 | + | Advocate, or the Healthcare Advocate's designee; and (F) the Secretary 21 |
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| 52 | + | of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; 22 |
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| 53 | + | and (2) fourteen public members, three of whom shall be appointed by 23 |
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| 54 | + | the president pro tempore of the Senate, three of whom shall be 24 |
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| 55 | + | appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, two of 25 |
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| 56 | + | whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, two of 26 |
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| 57 | + | whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the House of 27 |
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| 58 | + | Representatives, two of whom shall be appointed by the minority 28 |
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| 59 | + | leader of the Senate and two of whom shall be appointed by the 29 |
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| 60 | + | minority leader of the House of Representatives, and all of whom shall 30 |
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| 61 | + | be knowledgeable on issues relative to women's health care in the 31 |
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| 62 | + | state. The membership of the council shall fairly and adequately 32 |
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| 63 | + | represent women who have had issues accessing quality health care in 33 |
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| 64 | + | the state. 34 |
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| 65 | + | (c) All appointments to the council shall be made not later than sixty 35 |
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| 66 | + | days after July 1, 2019. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing 36 |
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| 67 | + | authority. Members shall serve two-year terms and no public member 37 |
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| 68 | + | shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. 38 |
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| 69 | + | (d) The council shall elect two cochairpersons from among its 39 |
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| 70 | + | members. The council shall meet at least quarterly. Members of the 40 |
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| 71 | + | council shall serve without compensation, except for necessary 41 |
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| 72 | + | expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 42 |
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| 73 | + | (e) The Joint Committee on Legislative Management shall provide 43 |
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| 74 | + | administrative support to the chairpersons of the council and 44 |
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| 75 | + | assistance in convening the council's meetings. 45 |
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| 76 | + | (f) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 46 |
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| 77 | + | council shall submit a status report on protecting women's health care 47 |
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| 78 | + | in the state, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 48 Committee Bill No. 394 |
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