Connecticut HB 6145: AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6145
January Session, 2025 LCO No. 3392

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
REP. FOSTER, 57th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
REP. BELTON, 100th Dist.
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP. FARRAR K., 20th Dist.
REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th Dist.
SEN. MARX, 20th Dist.
REP. PERILLO J., 113th Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
REP. SWEET, 91st Dist.
REP. WINTER, 94th Dist.
SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist.
REP. GAUTHIER, 38th Dist.
REP. GARIBAY, 60th Dist.
REP. DEFRONZO, 26th Dist.
REP. SHAKE, 120th Dist.
REP. HEFFERNAN, 115th Dist.
SEN. LOPES, 6th Dist.
REP. CONSTANTINE, 42nd Dist.
REP. BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th Dist.
SEN. MAHER, 26th Dist.
REP. HORN, 64th Dist.
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.
SEN. MILLER P., 27th Dist.
REP. SHANNON, 117th Dist.
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.
REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist.
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
REP. MENAPACE, 37th Dist.
REP. GUCKER, 138th Dist.
REP. JACOBSON, 148th Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 143rd Dist.
REP. PARIS, 145th Dist.
REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist.
REP. MORRIN BELLO, 28th Dist.
REP. PARKER, 101st Dist.
REP. MARTINEZ, 22nd Dist.
REP. RADER, 98th Dist.
REP. LEEPER, 132nd Dist.
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.
REP. SANTOS, 109th Dist.
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.
REP. BLUMENTHAL, 147th Dist.
REP. BROWN, 56th Dist.
REP. REYES, 75th Dist.
REP. ANISKOVICH, 35th Dist.
REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.
REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. DOUCETTE, 13th Dist.
REP. KEITT, 134th Dist.
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
REP. COLLINS MAIN, 146th Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA J., 95th Dist.

Proposed Bill No.

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REP. BIGGINS, 11th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
PARITY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Require each health 1
carrier to submit an annual certification regarding compliance with 2
applicable state and federal parity laws for mental health and substance 3
use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law provisions mandating 4
confidential treatment of the names and identities of health carriers on 5
annual nonquantitative treatment limitations filings; (3) establish a 6
parity advancement account within the General Fund to fund initiatives 7
supporting enforcement and consumer education; and (4) authorize the 8
Insurance Commissioner to assess civil penalties for violations of parity 9
laws by health carriers. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Require each health carrier to submit an annual certification
regarding compliance with applicable state and federal parity laws for
mental health and substance use disorder benefits; (2) repeal state law
provisions mandating confidential treatment of the names and identities
of health carriers on annual nonquantitative treatment limitations
filings; (3) establish a parity advancement account within the General
Fund to fund initiatives supporting enforcement and consumer
education; and (4) authorize the Insurance Commissioner to assess civil
penalties for violations of parity laws by health carriers.