CGS § 38a-514f. Coverage for services provided under the Collaborative Care Model.

(a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Collaborative Care Model” means the integrated delivery of behavioral health and primary care services by a primary care team that includes a primary care provider, a behavioral care manager, a psychiatric consultant and a database used by the behavioral care manager to track patient progress;

(2) “CPT code” means a code number under the Current Procedural Terminology system developed by the American Medical Association; and

(3) “HCPCS code” means a code number under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System developed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(b) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 and delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2023, shall provide coverage for health care services that a primary care provider provides to an insured under the Collaborative Care Model. Such services shall include, but need not be limited to, services with a CPT code of 99484, 99492, 99493 or 99494 or HCPCS code of G2214, or any subsequent corresponding code.

Short History

(P.A. 22-47, S. 48.)

Long History

History: P.A. 22-47 effective January 1, 2023.