Bill Text: CT HB05244 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5244 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Inclusion Of Primary Care Providers On Insurance Identification Cards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate [HB05244 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05244-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5244*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 637

Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
REP. ADINOLFI, 103^rd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ON INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 700c of the general statutes be amended to require health insurers to include the name of each enrollee's primary care physician on the enrollee's insurance identification card.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide sufficient information on insurance identification cards to allow emergency room personnel to send patient reports to primary care physicians.