OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHB-6587 AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EPINEPHRINE CARTRIDGE INJECTORS. Primary Analyst: AN 4/6/21 Contributing Analyst(s): OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: None Municipal Impact: Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Municipalities Potential Cost See Below See Below Explanation There is no fiscal impact to the State resulting from the bill, which requires that epinephrine cartridge injectors be covered under certain health insurance policies at a total out of pocket cost of $25 or less. The state employee and retiree health plan already provides coverage in accordance with the bill 1 . The bill may result in a potential cost to fully -insured municipalities, to the extent that providing coverage below the out-of- pocket threshold may increase premiums reflected in plan years beginning on and after January 1, 2022. The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation. 1 Pursuant to federal law, self-insured plans are exempt from state health mandates. However, the state employee and retiree plan has traditionally such adopted mandates.