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Connecticut Senate Bill SB01004

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4-Senate Bill No. 1004
7+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1004
8+January Session, 2021
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6-Public Act No. 21-149
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12+Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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15+Introduced by:
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920 AN ACT CONCERNING DE NTAL AND VISION INSURANCE
1021 COVERAGE FOR CHILDRE N, STEPCHILDREN AND OTHER
1122 DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
1223 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1324 Assembly convened:
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15-Section 1. Section 38a-497 of the general statutes is repealed and the
16-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022):
17-(a) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the
18-type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section
19-38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued
20-in this state shall provide that coverage of a child, stepchild or other
21-dependent child shall terminate [no] not earlier than the policy
22-anniversary date [on or] after [whichever of the following occurs first,]
23-the date on which the child, [: Becomes covered under a group health
24-plan through the dependent's own employment; or] stepchild or other
25-dependent child attains the age of twenty-six.
26-(b) Each individual health insurance policy described in subsection
27-(a) of this section, and each individual health insurance policy providing
28-coverage of the type specified in subdivision (16) of section 38a-469
29-delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this
30-state, that includes or provides dental or vision coverage shall provide Senate Bill No. 1004
26+Section 1. Section 38a-497 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 2
28+(a) Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the 3
29+type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 4
30+38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued 5
31+in this state shall provide that coverage of a child, stepchild or other 6
32+dependent child shall terminate [no] not earlier than the policy 7
33+anniversary date on or after whichever of the following occurs first, the 8
34+date on which the child, stepchild or other dependent child: (1) Becomes 9
35+covered under a group health plan through the [dependent's] child's, 10
36+stepchild's or other dependent child's own employment; or (2) attains 11
37+the age of twenty-six. 12
38+(b) Each individual health insurance policy described in subsection 13 Raised Bill No. 1004
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34-that dental or vision coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent
35-child shall terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date after
36-the date on which the child, stepchild or other dependent child attains
37-the age of twenty-six.
38-(c) Each [such] policy subject to this section shall cover a stepchild or
39-other dependent child on the same basis as a biological child.
40-Sec. 2. Section 38a-512b of the general statutes is repealed and the
41-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022):
42-(a) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type
43-specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-
44-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in
45-this state shall provide that coverage of a child, stepchild or other
46-dependent child shall terminate [no] not earlier than the policy
47-anniversary date [on or] after [whichever of the following occurs first,]
48-the date on which the child, [: Becomes covered under a group health
49-plan through the dependent's own employment; or] stepchild or other
50-dependent child attains the age of twenty-six.
51-(b) Each group health insurance policy described in subsection (a) of
52-this section, and each group health insurance policy providing coverage
53-of the type specified in subdivision (16) of section 38a-469 delivered,
54-issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state, that
55-includes or provides dental or vision coverage shall provide that dental
56-or vision coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent child shall
57-terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date after the date on
58-which the child, stepchild or other dependent child attains the age of
59-twenty-six.
60-(c) Each [such] policy subject to this section shall cover a stepchild or
61-other dependent child on the same basis as a biological child.
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45+(a) of this section, and each individual health insurance policy providing 14
46+coverage of the type specified in subdivision (16) of section 38a-469 15
47+delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this 16
48+state, that includes or provides dental or vision coverage shall provide 17
49+that dental or vision coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent 18
50+child shall terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date on or 19
51+after whichever of the following occurs first, the date on which the child, 20
52+stepchild or other dependent child: (1) Becomes covered under a group 21
53+health plan through the child's, stepchild's or other dependent child's 22
54+own employment; or (2) attains the age of twenty-six. 23
55+(c) Each [such] policy subject to this section shall cover a stepchild or 24
56+other dependent child on the same basis as a biological child. 25
57+Sec. 2. Section 38a-512b of the general statutes is repealed and the 26
58+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 27
59+(a) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 28
60+specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-29
61+469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in 30
62+this state shall provide that coverage of a child, stepchild or other 31
63+dependent child shall terminate [no] not earlier than the policy 32
64+anniversary date on or after whichever of the following occurs first, the 33
65+date on which the child, stepchild or other dependent child: (1) Becomes 34
66+covered under a group health plan through the [dependent's] child's, 35
67+stepchild's or other dependent child's own employment; or (2) attains 36
68+the age of twenty-six. 37
69+(b) Each group health insurance policy described in subsection (a) of 38
70+this section, and each group health insurance policy providing coverage 39
71+of the type specified in subdivision (16) of section 38a-469 delivered, 40
72+issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state, that 41
73+includes or provides dental or vision coverage shall provide that dental 42
74+or vision coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent child shall 43
75+terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date on or after 44
76+whichever of the following occurs first, the date on which the child, 45 Raised Bill No. 1004
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83+stepchild or other dependent child: (1) Becomes covered under a group 46
84+health plan through the child's, stepchild's or other dependent child's 47
85+own employment; or (2) attains the age of twenty-six. 48
86+(c) Each [such] policy subject to this section shall cover a stepchild or 49
87+other dependent child on the same basis as a biological child. 50
88+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
89+sections:
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91+Section 1 January 1, 2022 38a-497
92+Sec. 2 January 1, 2022 38a-512b
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94+INS Joint Favorable
95+APP Joint Favorable
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