HB 6095 Summary

• Requires individual and group health insurance policies in Connecticut to cover medically necessary detoxification services for individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders, effective January 1, 2020.

• Mandates coverage of family counseling and intervention services, with a maximum of 7 days of inpatient detoxification services per admission.

• Establishes minimum lifetime coverage including 4 inpatient detoxification admissions, 30 days of residential treatment annually, and 90 days lifetime.

• Requires coverage of at least 30 outpatient or partial hospitalization sessions annually and 120 sessions lifetime, with an option to exchange 30 additional sessions on a two-to-one basis for 15 additional residential treatment days.

• Applies to insurance companies, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, health care centers, and fraternal benefit societies offering specified coverage types.