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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5015
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 229
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND
REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OUTPATIENT
PEER SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED PEER
SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require: (1) The 1
Commissioner of Public Health to adopt regulations (A) providing for 2
the certification and education of peer support specialists, and (B) 3
specifying the peer support services that a certified peer support 4
specialist may provide to another individual in this state; and (2) health 5
insurance coverage for peer support services provided by certified peer 6
support specialists on an outpatient basis. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To require: (1) The Commissioner of Public Health to adopt regulations
(A) providing for the certification and education of peer support
specialists, and (B) specifying the peer support services that a certified
peer support specialist may provide to another individual in this state;
and (2) health insurance coverage for peer support services provided by
certified peer support specialists on an outpatient basis.