Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6817: AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY HEALTH CARRIER USE OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.
Status: Introduced, January 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act REQUIRING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY HEALTH CARRIER USE OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that the Insurance Department conduct a study concerning utilization by health carriers of the prior authorization process to deny medically necessary health care treatment, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of requiring a limited formulary of prescription drugs or medical services for which any health carrier may require prior authorization and any penalties for violating such formulary. Statement of Purpose: To require.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY HEALTH CARRIER USE OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS. Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that the Insurance Department conduct a study concerning utilization by health carriers of the prior authorization process to deny medically necessary health care treatment, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of requiring a limited formulary of prescription drugs or medical services for which any health carrier may require prior authorization and any penalties for violating such formulary. Statement of Purpose: To require that the Insurance Department conduct a study concerning utilization by health carriers of the prior authorization process to deny medically necessary health care treatment, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of requiring a limited formulary of prescription drugs or medical services for which any health carrier may require prior authorization and any penalties for violating such formulary. LCO No. 2505 1 of
Sponsors
- Jonathan Steinberg (D, 136) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate