Connecticut Senate Bill 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 17 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-05-19 - House Calendar Number 546
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

To: (1) Establish a utilization review exemption standard for certain participating providers; (2) require that each health carrier process utilization review requests more efficiently; (3) require that each health carrier develop an electronic prior authorization process; (4) extend the time period within which an insured shall provide notice of the birth of a newborn and pay any required premium or subscription fee to continue the newborn's coverage beyond such period; (5) prohibit health carriers from requiring the use of step therapy for drugs prescribed to treat behavioral health conditions or chronic, disabling or life-threatening conditions or diseases; and (6) to prohibit health carriers from requiring utilization review of a health care service or prescription drug after it has been certified through utilization review.

An Act Concerning Utilization Review And Health Care Contracts, Health Insurance Coverage For Newborns And Step Therapy.

House Insurance and Real Estate Committee	Sen. Martin Looney [D]	Sen. Robert Duff [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]
Sen. Jorge Cabrera [D]	Sen. Christine Cohen [D]	Sen. Mae Flexer [D]	Sen. John Fonfara [D]
Sen. Herron Gaston [D]	Sen. Jan Hochadel [D]	Sen. Julie Kushner [D]	Sen. Matthew Lesser [D]
Sen. Rick Lopes [D]	Sen. Cici Maher [D]	Sen. James Maroney [D]	Sen. Martha Marx [D]
Sen. Douglas McCrory [D]	Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Sen. Marilyn Moore [D]	Sen. MD Rahman [D]
Sen. Derek Slap [D]	Sen. Gary Winfield [D]	Rep. Anthony Nolan [D]	Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]
Rep. Keith Denning [D]	Rep. Sarah Keitt [D]	Sen. Jeff Gordon [R]

2023-05-17 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 193 (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 194 (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-08 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 37 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-14 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 7 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-31 - Joint - INS Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-19	House	House Calendar Number 546
2023-05-19	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2023-05-17	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A,B
2023-05-17	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule B 8181
2023-05-17	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8168
2023-05-09	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2023-05-09	Senate	No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2023-05-09	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-05-08	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-05-08	Senate	Joint Favorable
2023-05-03	Senate	Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2023-03-30	Senate	File Number 337
2023-03-30	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 197
2023-03-30	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2023-03-30	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-24	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/29/23 5:00 PM
2023-03-15	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2023-03-14	Senate	Joint Favorable
2023-03-03	Senate	Public Hearing 03/09
2023-03-01	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
2023-02-28	Senate	Drafted by Committee
2023-01-31	Senate	Vote to Draft
2023-01-04	Senate	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=SB00006&which_year=2023
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R01-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R02-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R03-SB.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/lcoamd/pdf/2023LCO07894-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/amd/S/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00SB-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/amd/S/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00SA-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/lcoamd/pdf/2023LCO08488-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023SB-00006-R000337-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023SB-00006-R000337-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/SFN/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00-ADD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00LCO07894-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/SFN/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00LCO07894-ADD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00LCO08168-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00LCO08181-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FN/PDF/2023SB-00006-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/BA/PDF/2023SB-00006-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/fna/pdf/2023SB-00006-R00LCO08488-FNA.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00INS-CV27-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00INS-CV42-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/S/PDF/2023SB-00006-R00APP-CV161-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/VOTE/S/PDF/2023SV-00194-R00SB00006-SV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/VOTE/S/PDF/2023SV-00193-R00SB00006-SV.PDF