Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management.
Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management. Each individual
health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1),
(2), (4), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed,
amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall provide access to
a pain management specialist and coverage for pain treatment ordered by such specialist
which may include all means medically necessary to make a diagnosis and develop a
treatment plan including the use of necessary medications and procedures. As used in
this section, "pain" means a sensation in which a person experiences severe discomfort,
distress or suffering due to provocation of sensory nerves, and "pain management specialist" means a physician who is credentialed by the American Academy of Pain Management or who is a board-certified anesthesiologist, neurologist, oncologist or radiation
oncologist with additional training in pain management.
(P.A. 00-216, S. 18, 28.)
History: P.A. 00-216 effective January 1, 2001.
See Sec. 38a-518i re group health insurance coverage for pain management.