An Act Concerning Health And Wellness For Connecticut Residents. [SB-9]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
To equalize access to physical, mental and behavioral health care in the state and to strengthen the state's response to the fentanyl and opioid epidemic.
SB-9: An Act Concerning Health And Wellness For Connecticut Residents.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duff
Signed By The Governor on 06/28/2023
SB-10: An Act Promoting Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs, Health Care Coverage, Transparency In Health Care Costs, Home And Community-based Support For Vulnerable Persons And Rights Regarding Gender Identity And Expression.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duff
File Number 735 on 05/08/2023
You have voted SB-10: An Act Promoting Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs, Health Care Coverage, Transparency In Health Care Costs, Home And Community-based Support For Vulnerable Persons And Rights Regarding Gender Identity And Expression..
An Act Concerning Utilization Review And Health Care Contracts, Health Insurance Coverage For Newborns And Step Therapy. [SB-6]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To: (1) Establish a utilization review exemption standard for certain participating providers; (2) require that each health carrier process utilization review requests more efficiently; (3) require that each health carrier develop an electronic prior authorization process; (4) extend the time period within which an insured shall provide notice of the birth of a newborn and pay any required premium or subscription fee to continue the newborn's coverage beyond such period; (5) prohibit health carriers from requiring the use of step therapy for drugs
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SB-6: An Act Concerning Utilization Review And Health Care Contracts, Health Insurance Coverage For Newborns And Step Therapy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duff
House Calendar Number 546 on 05/19/2023
An Act Concerning Online Privacy, Data And Safety Protections. [SB-3]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To (1) Establish standards concerning the provision of access to, and sharing of, consumer health data; (2) prohibit geofencing of certain health data; (3) establish additional requirements concerning minors' personal data and social media platform accounts; (4) revise disclosure requirements relating to warrants directed to providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services; (5) establish a duty of care owed by online dating operators to users relating to potential criminal activity of other users; (6) codify in statute
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SB-3: An Act Concerning Online Privacy, Data And Safety Protections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duff
Signed By The Governor on 06/26/2023
An Act Concerning Higher Education Affordability And Graduate Retention. [SB-8]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To (1) extend the debt-free community college program to returning students, (2) increase the amount of minimum grants under the debt-free community college program, (3) reallocate ARPA funds under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to the Connecticut State University System, (4) require the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority to establish a Student Loan Subsidy Program to reduce the interest rate on authority loans to individuals employed in certain high-demand professions, and (5) provide a tax deduction to residents
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SB-8: An Act Concerning Higher Education Affordability And Graduate Retention.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Duff
House Calendar Number 597 on 05/26/2023