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CT SB00038
Bill
Status
2/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires individual health insurance policies to cover the purchase or rental of hydraulic patient lifts that lift individuals from beds or wheelchairs, effective January 1, 2017
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Requires group health insurance policies to provide the same patient lift coverage, effective January 1, 2017
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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
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Applies to all individual and group policies delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in the state
Legislative Description
An Act Requiring Health Insurance Coverage For Patient Lifts.
Last Action
Public Hearing 02/18
2/11/2016