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S.B. No. 1
Session Year 2020
 

AN ACT CONCERNING DIABETES AND HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH PLANS.

To: (1) Expand required health insurance coverage for prescription drugs, equipment and supplies used to treat diabetes; (2) restrict cost-sharing for such drugs, equipment and supplies; (3) require licensed pharmacists to dispense such drugs, equipment and supplies without a prescription in certain circumstances; (4) require the Commissioner of Social Services to study and report regarding the feasibility of implementing a low-income diabetes assistance fund; and (5) make changes to various provisions of the general statutes concerning high deductible health plans to more closely conform to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code concerning health savings accounts and medical savings accounts.

Introduced by:
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
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   Text of Bill
 Committee Bill  [doc]
 Proposed Bill  [doc]
   Committee Actions
 INS Joint Fav. Rpt
 INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
 INS Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)

Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 3/4/2020(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/3/2020(INS)Joint Favorable
 2/21/2020Public Hearing 02/25
 2/19/2020Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
 2/18/2020Drafted by Committee
 2/13/2020(INS)Vote to Draft
 2/5/2020Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Co-sponsors of SB-1

Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, 13th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Sen. Steve Cassano, 4th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. John W. Fonfara, 1st Dist.
Sen. Joan V. Hartley, 15th Dist.
Sen. Will Haskell, 26th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Sen. Carlo Leone, 27th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Douglas McCrory, 2nd Dist.
Sen. Marilyn V. Moore, 22nd Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Bob Godfrey, 110th Dist.
Rep. Michael A. Winkler, 56th Dist.
Rep. Chris Perone, 137th Dist.
Rep. Liz Linehan, 103rd Dist.
Rep. Christine Conley, 40th Dist.
Rep. Kate Rotella, 43rd Dist.
Rep. Maria P. Horn, 64th Dist.
Rep. John K. Hampton, 16th Dist.
Rep. Dorinda Borer, 115th Dist.
Rep. Ronald A. Napoli, 73rd Dist.
Rep. Lucy Dathan, 142nd Dist.
Rep. Brian T. Smith, 48th Dist.
Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Rep. Dave W. Yaccarino, 87th Dist.
Rep. Brandon L. McGee, 5th Dist.
Rep. Kim Rose, 118th Dist.
Rep. Arthur J. O'Neill, 69th Dist.
Rep. Susan M. Johnson, 49th Dist.
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Rep. Julio A. Concepcion, 4th Dist.
Public Hearing Testimony  

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