Connecticut House Bill 6588 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2-1)
Status: Passed on July 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-07 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To: (1) Provide that no individual or group health insurance policy providing coverage for outpatient prescription drugs shall (A) require a prescribing health care provider to prescribe a supply of a covered outpatient psychotropic drug that is larger than the supply of such drug that such provider deems clinically appropriate, or (B) if a prescribing health care provider deems a ninety-day supply of a covered outpatient psychotropic drug to be clinically inappropriate and prescribes less than a ninety-day supply of such drug, impose a coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for the prescribed supply of such drug in an amount that exceeds the amount of the coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense for a ninety-day supply of such drug reduced pro rata in proportion to such prescribed supply of such drug; (2) provide that no mental health care benefits provided under state law, with state funds or to state employees shall require a prescribing health care provider to prescribe a supply of an outpatient psychotropic drug that is larger than the supply of such drug that such provider deems clinically appropriate; (3) establish a task force to study methods available to this state, and health carriers doing business in this state, to encourage health care providers providing mental health services to participate in provider networks; and (4) establish a task force to study health insurance coverage for peer support services.

An Act Concerning Psychotropic Drugs And Mental Health Services.

House Insurance and Real Estate Committee	Rep. Tammy Nuccio [R]	Rep. Holly Cheeseman [R]	Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]
Rep. Kenneth Gucker [D]	Rep. Whit Betts [R]	Rep. John-Michael Parker [D]	Rep. Laura Devlin [R]
Rep. William Buckbee [R]	Rep. Kathleen McCarty [R]

2021-06-07 - House - House Roll Call Vote 336 AS AMENDED (Y: 144 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-06-05 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 339 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-12 - House - House Roll Call Vote 105 AS AMENDED (Y: 148 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-07	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-06-24	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2021-06-24	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2021-06-23	House	Public Act 21-125
2021-06-07	House	In Concurrence
2021-06-07	House	House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-07	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-07	House	House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-05	House	Potential Disagreeing Action, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-06-04	House	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-04	House	Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2021-06-04	House	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 9991
2021-06-04	House	Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2021-05-14	House	File Number 691
2021-05-14	House	Senate Calendar Number 436
2021-05-14	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2021-05-12	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2021-05-12	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8402
2021-04-08	House	File Number 344
2021-04-08	House	House Calendar Number 260
2021-04-08	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-04-08	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-01	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/21 5:00 PM
2021-03-23	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-03-22	House	Joint Favorable
2021-03-05	House	Public Hearing 03/09
2021-03-04	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06588&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06588-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06588-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00125-R00HB-06588-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO06604-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO06731-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/amd/H/pdf/2021HB-06588-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO09991-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06588-R000344-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06588-R000344-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06588-R00LCO06604-FNA.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06588-R00LCO06731-FNA.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06588-R00LCO08402-FNA.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06588-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06588-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06588-R010691-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06588-R010691-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06588-R00LCO09991-FNA.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06588-R02-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06588-R02-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/SUM/PDF/2021SUM00125-R03HB-06588-SUM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06588-R00INS-CV30-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/H/PDF/2021HV-00105-R00HB06588-HV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/S/PDF/2021SV-00339-R00HB06588-SV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/H/PDF/2021HV-00336-R00HB06588-HV.PDF