Connecticut House Bill 6626 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-8-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 12 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-05-14 - File Number 693
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To: (1) Require certain individual and group health insurance policies to provide coverage for (A) motorized wheelchairs, including, but not limited to, (i) used motorized wheelchairs, (ii) repairs to motorized wheelchairs, and (iii) replacement batteries for motorized wheelchairs, (B) cochlear implants and cochlear implant surgery for insureds diagnosed with hearing loss, (C) medically necessary coronary calcium scan tests, (D) genetic cystic fibrosis screenings for women, (E) the treatment of neurological conditions and diseases, including, but not limited to, physical therapy for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, (F) equine therapy for veterans, (G) gambling disorder treatment, (H) audiologic, ophthalmologic and optometric care, and (I) specialized formulas for individuals twelve years of age or older; (2) require Medicaid coverage for audiologic, ophthalmologic and optometric care; (3) (A) modify required health insurance coverage for ambulance services to (i) include medically necessary transportation to a covered person's place of residence, and (ii) require that such benefits be provided at an in-network level, (B) provide for electronic notification of assignments of bills for ambulance services, and (C) require an ambulance provider to notify, and obtain consent from, a person before providing transportation services to the person if the provider reasonably believes that such services are not emergency services; (4) require the Insurance Commissioner to, within available appropriations, establish a program to advance breast health and breast cancer awareness, and promote greater understanding of the importance of early breast cancer detection, in this state; (5) expand required health insurance coverage under certain individual and group health insurance policies to include coverage for (A) colorectal cancer diagnoses and related benefits, (B) breast health and breast cancer benefits regardless of sex, (C) diagnostic and screening (i) mammograms, including, but not limited to, (I) baseline mammograms for certain insureds younger than thirty-five years of age, and (II) annual mammograms for certain insureds younger than forty years of age, (ii) comprehensive breast ultrasounds, and (iii) magnetic resonance imaging of an entire breast or breasts, (D) breast biopsies, (E) prophylactic mastectomies for certain insureds, and (F) breast reconstructive surgery for certain insureds; and (6) (A) require a health care provider who provides a mammogram to a patient to provide to the patient (i) advance notice disclosing information regarding certain tests or examinations proposed to further investigate the results of the mammogram, and (ii) an opportunity to determine whether the cost of such proposed tests or examinations are covered under the terms of the patient's health coverage, and (B) authorize the Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, to adopt regulations.

An Act Concerning Required Health Insurance Coverage For Breast Health Benefits.

House Insurance and Real Estate Committee	Sen. Martin Looney [D]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]
Rep. Christine Conley [D]	Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Rep. Dave Yaccarino [R]	Rep. Tammy Nuccio [R]
Rep. Irene Haines [R]	Rep. Jonathan Steinberg [D]	Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw [D]	Rep. Patricia Dillon [D]
Rep. Holly Cheeseman [R]	Rep. Mitch Bolinsky [R]	Rep. Jane Garibay [D]	Rep. John Hennessy [D]
Rep. Donna Veach [R]	Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]	Rep. Michelle Cook [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]
Sen. Marilyn Moore [D]	Rep. Tony Scott [R]	Rep. John-Michael Parker [D]

2021-05-12 - House - House Roll Call Vote 104 AS AMENDED (Y: 145 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-05-03 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 32 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-14	House	File Number 693
2021-05-14	House	Senate Calendar Number 431
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 7698
2021-05-04	House	Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-05-04	House	No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2021-05-04	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-05-04	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-05-03	House	Joint Favorable
2021-04-26	House	Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2021-04-08	House	File Number 351
2021-04-08	House	House Calendar Number 267
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 Substitute
2021-03-12	House	Public Hearing 03/18
2021-03-11	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=HB06626&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06626-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06626-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06626-R02-HB.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO07698-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06626-R000351-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06626-R000351-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06626-R00LCO07698-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06626-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06626-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06626-R010693-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06626-R010693-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06626-R00INS-CV24-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06626-R00APP-CV75-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/H/PDF/2021HV-00104-R00HB06626-HV.PDF