Connecticut General Statutes 38a-477hh – Denial of coverage for otherwise covered benefits based on measurement of blood oxygen level by pulse oximeter prohibited
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No insurer, health care center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal benefit society or other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or continuing an individual or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2022, providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 shall deny coverage for an otherwise covered benefit if such denial is exclusively based on an insured‘s blood oxygen level as measured by a pulse oximeter.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-477hh
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. 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