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CT SB01005

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/14/2021

Primary Sponsor

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

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Origin

Senate

2021 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends the deadline for parents to notify insurers of a newborn's birth and pay required premiums from 61 days to 121 days after birth or hospital discharge, whichever is later
  • Applies to both individual health insurance policies (Section 38a-490) and group health insurance policies (Section 38a-516)
  • Requires health insurance benefits for children to be payable for a newly born child from the moment of birth
  • Coverage must include injury, sickness, and treatment of medically diagnosed congenital defects and birth abnormalities
  • Effective date: January 1, 2022

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Required Health Insurance Coverage For Newborn Children.

Last Action

House Calendar Number 360

4/15/2021

Committee Referrals

Insurance and Real Estate3/4/2021

Full Bill Text

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