CT SB01008

Department of Public Health must develop educational materials by January 1, 2022 informing health care providers, health carriers, pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmacy benefits managers that pulse oximeters are more likely to produce inaccurate blood oxygen readings for individuals of color compared to white individuals.

Department of Public Health must post educational materials on its website and distribute them to health care providers, pharmacies, and in-state medical schools by July 1, 2022.

Insurance Department must post educational materials on its website and distribute them to health carriers and pharmacy benefits managers by July 1, 2022.

Effective January 1, 2022, health insurers, health care centers, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, fraternal benefit societies, and other entities providing health insurance coverage cannot deny coverage for an otherwise covered benefit if the denial is exclusively based on an insured's blood oxygen level as measured by a pulse oximeter.