Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7039: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS, ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY PHARMACIST COMPENSATION FOR
Status: Introduced, February 20, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS, ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY PHARMACIST COMPENSATION FOR ADMINISTERING CERTAIN SERVICES, REVISING THE DEFINITION OF CLINICAL PEER AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR INSURANCE PRACTICES ACT.
What the bill says
An act concerning health insurance. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) No insurer, health care center, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation or medical service corporation or other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or continuing an individual or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2026, providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 of the general statutes, shall retroactively deny or recoup payment of any health insurance claim paid to any health care provider for mental health and substance use disorder benefits (1) after two years from the date of such service, and (2) when such insurer, center, society or corporation fails to provide written notice and an explanation of such retroactive denial or recoupment of payment of such health insurance claim to such health care provider for such service not later than one year from the date of service. For the purposes of this section, "health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-477aa of the general statutes and "mental health and substance use disorder benefits" has the same meaning as provided in LCO No. 5024 1 of Raised Bill No. 7039 section 38a-477ee of the general statutes. Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The Insurance Commissioner …
Sponsors
- Christine Pavalock-D'Amato (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 245
- : File Number 363
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 02/27
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Common questions
- What is HB7039?
- HB7039 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS, ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY PHARMACIST COMPENSATION FOR.
- What does HB7039 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning health insurance. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7039?
- Introduced as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7039?
- Christine Pavalock-D'Amato (R, 77), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB7039?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07039&which_year=2025
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