Sec. 38a-518a. Mandatory coverage for hypodermic needles and syringes.
Sec. 38a-518a. Mandatory coverage for hypodermic needles and syringes. Every group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469, delivered, issued for
delivery or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 1992, shall provide coverage for
hypodermic needles or syringes prescribed by a prescribing practitioner, as defined in
subdivision (22) of section 20-571, for the purpose of administering medications for
medical conditions, provided such medications are covered under the policy. Such benefits shall be subject to any policy provisions that apply to other services covered by such
policy.
(P.A. 92-185, S. 5, 6; P.A. 95-264, S. 63.)
History: P.A. 95-269 changed "licensed" practitioner to "prescribing" practitioner and referenced the definition section
(Revisor's note: The reference to "prescribing practitioner, as defined in subdivision (21) of ..." was changed editorially
by the Revisors to "prescribing practitioner, as defined in subdivision (22) of ...").
See Sec. 38a-492a for similar provisions re individual policies.