Bill Text: CT SB00340 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 340 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Prior Authorization Process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate [SB00340 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00340-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 340*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 2306

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. MAYNARD, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCESS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require the development of a uniform form for prior authorization of health care services by health care providers and insureds, to permit such form to be accessed, completed and submitted electronically, and to allow health care providers to access clinical criteria and protocols used by health insurers and utilization review companies electronically.

Statement of Purpose:

To simplify and modernize the prior authorization process for health care providers and insureds.