Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-477dd

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 38a-477dd - Contracts with health carriers. Certain provisions concerning disclosures to covered persons prohibited

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no contract entered into or amended by a health carrier, as defined in section 38a-591a, on or after January 1, 2020, shall contain any provision prohibiting or penalizing, including, but not limited to, through increased utilization review, reduced payments or other financial disincentives, disclosure of any information to a covered person, as defined in section 38a-591a, concerning:

(1) The cost of a covered benefit, including, but not limited to, the cash price of a covered benefit; or

(2) The availability and cost of any health care service or product that is therapeutically equivalent to a covered benefit, including, but not limited to, the cash price of any such health care service or product.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-477dd

Added by P.A. 19-0117,S. 238 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2020.