AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH COVERAGE.
To: (1) require certain health insurers, preferred provider networks and other entities to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits, (2) clarify the definition of "anti-steering clause" under section 38a-477i of the general statutes, (3) require the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study concerning various revisions to the insurance statutes, (4) change the time period that a health carrier and participating provider shall continue to abide by the terms of a contract under section 38a-472f of the general statutes, (5) prohibit a health carrier from using a software tool to downcode or deny certain health insurance claims, (6) establish a rebuttable presumption for purposes of the review of an adverse determination under section 38a-591e of the general statutes, and (7) prohibit certain health carriers from requiring step therapy for prescription drugs used to treat a chronic, disabling or life-threatening condition.
Introduced by:
Insurance and Real Estate Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| JUD Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| APP Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 223 [doc] | |
| INS Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| Senate Schedule A LCO# 4096 (D) [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| JUD Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| APP Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| INS Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4096 (See Fiscal Note Details) | |
| Fiscal Note Addendum for SB-342 | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 223 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 223 |
Add Notes to SB-342
Go To My Bills
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/27/2026 | No New File by Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 4/27/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/24/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/24/2026 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable | |
| 4/22/2026 | Immediate Transmittal | ||
| 4/22/2026 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 4/20/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/20/2026 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 4/20/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/20/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/17/2026 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 4/15/2026 | Immediate Transmittal | ||
| 4/15/2026 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 4/15/2026 | Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4096 | ||
| 3/30/2026 | (LCO) | File Number 223 | |
| 3/30/2026 | Senate Calendar Number 178 | ||
| 3/30/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 3/30/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/23/2026 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM | |
| 3/12/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/12/2026 | (INS) | Joint Favorable | |
| 2/27/2026 | Public Hearing 03/03 | ||
| 2/26/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
Co-sponsors of SB-342
NOTE: Please direct all inquiries regarding the status of bills to the Office of the House Clerk and/or Senate Clerks' Office.
