Sec. 38a-503a. Mandatory coverage for breast cancer survivors.
Sec. 38a-503a. Mandatory coverage for breast cancer survivors. (a) No individual health insurance plan, as defined in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section
38a-476, or insurance arrangement, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of
section 38a-476, may refuse to cover an individual health insurance applicant due to
breast cancer if such applicant has remained free from breast cancer for at least five years
prior to the applicant's request for individual health insurance coverage. The individual
health insurance carrier may require that the applicant submit to a physical examination.
(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to every health insurance plan or insurance arrangement issued, renewed or continued in this state on or after October 1, 1996.
For purposes of this section, the date a plan or arrangement is continued shall be the
anniversary date of the issuance of the plan or arrangement.
(P.A. 96-177, S. 4.)
See Sec. 38a-476(a) re breast cancer and preexisting conditions clauses.
See Sec. 38a-530a for similar provisions re group policies.