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CT SB00417

Bill

Status

Passed

6/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

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Origin

Senate

2015 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires health carriers to notify healthcare professionals of the opportunity to conference with a clinical peer when notifying a covered person of an initial adverse determination based on medical necessity, concurrent/prospective utilization review, or benefit request denial.

  • Mandates health carriers offer conferences with clinical peers at the request of the healthcare professional, provided no grievance has been filed on the adverse determination.

  • Specifies that such conferences between healthcare professionals and clinical peers shall not be considered a formal grievance of the initial adverse determination.

  • Effective October 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Conferences Between Health Carriers' Clinical Peers And Health Care Professionals.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Insurance and Real Estate1/22/2015

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