CGS § 38a-477hh. Denial of coverage for otherwise covered benefits based on measurement of blood oxygen level by pulse oximeter prohibited.

No insurer, health care center, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, fraternal benefit society or other entity delivering, issuing for delivery, renewing, amending or continuing an individual or group health insurance policy in this state on or after January 1, 2022, providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 shall deny coverage for an otherwise covered benefit if such denial is exclusively based on an insured's blood oxygen level as measured by a pulse oximeter.

Short History

(P.A. 21-57, S. 2.)

Long History

History: P.A. 21-57 effective January 1, 2022.