Connecticut General Statutes 38a-447a – Exclusion of coverage on the basis of naloxone prescription prohibited
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Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no life insurance or annuity policy or contract shall be delivered, issued for delivery, renewed or continued in this state that excludes coverage solely on the basis of receipt of a prescription for naloxone, commonly referred to as an opioid antagonist, or any naloxone biosimilar or naloxone generic, nor shall any application, rider or endorsement to such policy or contract be used in connection therewith that excludes coverage solely on the basis of receipt of such a prescription, biosimilar or generic.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-447a
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1