LCO No. 1235 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 315 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1235 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to require individual 1 and group health insurance policies to provide coverage for cochlear 2 implant surgery for certain individuals diagnosed with hearing loss. 3 Statement of Purpose: To require individual and group health insurance policies to provide coverage for cochlear implant surgery for certain individuals diagnosed with hearing loss.