CT SB00209

Reduces the time frame for health carriers to make determinations on urgent care adverse review requests from 72 hours to 48 hours, effective January 1, 2019.

Maintains the 24-hour determination deadline for urgent care requests involving specified health care services under section 38a-591a.

Reduces the time frame for expedited grievance review decisions from 72 hours to 48 hours, while keeping 24-hour deadline for specified health care services.

Reduces the time frame for independent review organizations to complete expedited external reviews from 72 hours to 48 hours, while maintaining 24-hour deadline for specified health care services and 5-day deadline for experimental or investigational treatment determinations.