Connecticut House Bill 5189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-15 - Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Pending: Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To: (1) Require health insurance coverage for diagnostic mammograms, ultrasound screenings and magnetic resonance imaging of breasts and breast biopsies for both women and men; (2) reduce the minimum age at which an individual or group health insurance policy is required to provide coverage for a baseline mammogram from thirty-five to thirty years of age; and (3) require health insurance coverage for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in an individual who has been treated for a childhood cancer, and received radiation treatment that was directed at the individual's chest as part of the treatment for said childhood cancer, regardless of such individual's age.

An Act Concerning Required Health Insurance Coverage For Benefits Related To Breast Cancer.

Rep. Gary Turco [D]

Rep. Dorinda Keenan Borer [D]

Rep. Christine Palm [D]

Rep. Ronald Napoli [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-15	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05189&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-05189-R00-HB.PDF