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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 407 1 of 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 454 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 407 | |
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| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE | |
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| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. | |
| 15 | 15 | SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist. | |
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| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO ALLOW A COVERED | |
| 21 | 21 | PERSON TO TERMINATE COVERAGE AND PROCURE ALTERNATE | |
| 22 | 22 | HEALTH INSURANCE WITHOUT PENALTY WHEN SUCH COVERED | |
| 23 | 23 | PERSON'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE DESIGNATED OUT -OF- | |
| 24 | 24 | NETWORK. | |
| 25 | 25 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 26 | 26 | Assembly convened: | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 28 | That chapter 700c of the general statutes be amended to require 1 | |
| 29 | 29 | health insurers, in the event of a dispute between a health care provider 2 | |
| 30 | 30 | or system and a health insurer that results in the health insurer 3 | |
| 31 | 31 | designating the provider or system out-of-network, to (1) allow covered 4 | |
| 32 | 32 | persons affected by such out-of-network designation to terminate 5 | |
| 33 | 33 | coverage with the health insurer and procure coverage with another 6 | |
| 34 | 34 | health insurer without incurring penalties, fees, increased costs or 7 | |
| 35 | 35 | coverage gaps, and (2) provide support to such covered persons during 8 | |
| 36 | 36 | their transition to another health insurer to minimize disruptions in 9 | |
| 37 | 37 | patient care. 10 Proposed Bill No. 454 | |
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| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 40 | LCO No. 407 2 of 2 | |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 42 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 43 | 43 | To promote patient choice and continuity of care in the event of health | |
| 44 | 44 | insurance coverage disputes. |