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CT SB00175
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires individual health insurance policies to cover purchase or rental of patient lifts that use hydraulic operation to lift individuals from beds or wheelchairs, effective January 1, 2016.
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Requires group health insurance policies to provide the same patient lift coverage effective January 1, 2016.
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Coverage applies only when a treating physician certifies in writing that the patient lift is medically necessary.
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Applies to health insurance policies covering the types specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of Connecticut General Statutes section 38a-469.
Legislative Description
An Act Requiring Health Insurance Coverage For Patient Lifts.
Last Action
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
5/7/2015