Sec. 38a-516c. Coverage for craniofacial disorders.
Sec. 38a-516c. Coverage for craniofacial disorders. Each group health insurance
policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and
(12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued
in this state on or after October 1, 2003, shall provide coverage for medically necessary
orthodontic processes and appliances for the treatment of craniofacial disorders for individuals eighteen years of age or younger if such processes and appliances are prescribed
by a craniofacial team recognized by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, except that no coverage shall be required for cosmetic surgery.
(P.A. 03-37, S. 2.)
See Sec. 38a-490c for similar provisions re individual policies.