Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6145: AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY.
Status: Introduced, January 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY. Assembly convened: 1 That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Require each health 2 carrier to submit an annual certification regarding compliance with 3 applicable state and federal parity laws for mental health and substance 4 use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law provisions mandating 5 confidential treatment of the names and identities of health carriers on 6 annual nonquantitative treatment limitations filings; (3) establish a 7 parity advancement account within the General Fund to fund initiat.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY. Assembly convened: 1 That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Require each health 2 carrier to submit an annual certification regarding compliance with 3 applicable state and federal parity laws for mental health and substance 4 use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law provisions mandating 5 confidential treatment of the names and identities of health carriers on 6 annual nonquantitative treatment limitations filings; (3) establish a 7 parity advancement account within the General Fund to fund initiatives 8 supporting enforcement and consumer education; and (4) authorize the 9 Insurance Commissioner to assess civil penalties for violations of parity 10 laws by health carriers. Statement of Purpose: To: (1) Require each health carrier to submit an annual certification regarding compliance with applicable state and federal parity laws for mental health and substance use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law provisions mandating confidential treatment of the names and identities of health carriers on annual nonquantitative treatment limitations filings; (3) establish a parity advancement account within the General Fund to fund initiatives supporting enforcement and consumer education; and (4) authorize the Insurance Commissioner to assess civil penalties for violations of parity laws by health carriers. LCO No. 3392 {\\PRDfs1\HCOUsers\CLARKA\ws\2025HB-06145-R00-HB.docx } 2 of 2