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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7024
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR ALLERGY
PREVENTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) To the extent permissible 1
under federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall provide 2
Medicaid coverage for allergen introduction dietary supplements for 3
infants enrolled in the Medicaid program to help prevent common food 4
allergies, including, but not limited to, allergies to peanuts, eggs and 5
dairy products. 6
(b) The commissioner shall seek any necessary federal approval, 7
including, but not limited to, a Medicaid waiver or amendment to the 8
Medicaid state plan, to provide such coverage. Not later than September 9
1, 2026, the commissioner shall file a report, in accordance with the 10
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, with the joint 11
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 12
matters relating to human services on (1) the number of infants 13
provided such supplements, and (2) an estimate of savings that may 14
accrue to the state from preventing allergies that may later require 15
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medical intervention. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require Medicaid coverage, to the extent permissible under federal
law, for allergen introduction dietary supplements for infants to prevent
common food allergies that may later require costly medical
intervention.
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that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
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