Section 17b-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Repair or replacement of wheelchair; group health insurance(a) As used in this section, (1) "complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair" has the same meaning as provided in section 1 of this act, and (2) "medically necessary" means a written determination by a policy holder's health care provider that repair or replacement of a complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair is necessary to preserve the health of such policy holder.(b) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the types specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on and after January 1, 2025, shall not require a new prescription or prior authorization for the medically necessary repair or replacement of a complex rehabilitation technology wheelchair unless the original prescription is more than five years old.(c) The Insurance Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0058,S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.