Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05070 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/08/2021

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5070  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 204 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist. 
REP. PETIT, 22nd Dist. 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING A MENTAL HEALTH EXAMINATION TO BE 
INCLUDED AS PART OF A PERSON'S ANNUAL PHYSICAL. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to require the inclusion of a 1 
mental health examination as part of a person's annual physical. 2 
Statement of Purpose:   
To help earlier identify the impact of a person's mental health on their 
overall health.