Sec. 38a-530a. Mandatory coverage for breast cancer survivors.
Sec. 38a-530a. Mandatory coverage for breast cancer survivors. (a) No group
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 a group 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 group health insurance coverage. The group 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. 3.)
See Sec. 38a-476(a) re breast cancer and preexisting conditions clauses.
See Sec. 38a-503a for similar provisions re individual policies.