OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6587
AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
EPINEPHRINE CARTRIDGE INJECTORS.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 10011)
House Calendar No.: 241
Primary Analyst: AN 6/4/21
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 plans already provide coverage in
accordance with the bill
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.
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 cost relative to the overall
premium is anticipated to be minimal.
The bill also requires the Office of Health Strategy to annually study
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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. 2021HB-06587-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
the impact the bill has on the cost of health insurance policies. It is
anticipated that the agency can conduct this study within existing
resources.
House "A" struck the underlying bill and results in the fiscal impact
described above.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the
General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety
of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.