Connecticut 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 586 — AN ACT EXPANDING MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.

Last action — BILL PASSED TEMPORARILY

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated bill, SB 586, removes the provision that required the Commissioner of Social Services to amend the state Medicaid plan to provide expanded contraception benefits. This change means that there is no longer a specific mandate for the Medicaid plan to cover additional contraception methods and services, including the stipulations against step therapy or prior authorization for those services. The practical effect is a more general expansion of health benefits for women, children, and adolescents without the specific focus on contraception coverage outlined in the earlier version.

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AN ACT EXPANDING MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AND REQUIRING THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES AMEND THE STATE MEDICAID PLAN TO PROVIDE EXPANDED CONTRACEPTION BENEFITS.
AN ACT EXPANDING MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
General Assembly   Committee Bill No.
General Assembly   Substitute Bill No.
586 January Session, 2017   LCO No.
586 January Session, 2017   *_____SB00586INS___031017____* AN ACT EXPANDING MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
4798   *04798SB00586INS* Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE   Introduced by:
  (INS)   AN ACT EXPANDING MANDATED HEALTH BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, AND REQUIRING THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES AMEND THE STATE MEDICAID PLAN TO PROVIDE EXPANDED CONTRACEPTION BENEFITS.
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9.
(NEW) (Effective January 1, 2018) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for the following contraceptive methods and services:
(1) All contraceptive methods approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
(2) All sterilization methods approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
(3) Counseling in (A) contraceptive methods approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and (B) the proper use of contraceptive equipment and supplies approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
and (4) Routine follow-up care concerning contraceptive methods, equipment and supplies approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
(b) The commissioner shall not use step therapy or require prior authorization for the methods and services required under subsection (a) of this section.
8 January 1, 2018 38a-530e Sec.
8 January 1, 2018 38a-530e INS Joint Favorable Subst.
9 January 1, 2018 New section Statement of Purpose:
To:
(1) Expand mandated health benefits for women, children and adolescents;
(2) expand mandated contraception benefits;
and (3) require the Commissioner of Social Services to amend the Medicaid state plan to provide expanded contraception benefits.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
SEN.
FLEXER, 29th Dist.;
REP.
CONLEY, 40th Dist.
REP.
LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.;
REP.
LUXENBERG, 12th Dist.
REP.
MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.;
REP.
PORTER, 94th Dist.
REP.
SIMMONS, 144th Dist.;
REP.
HADDAD, 54th Dist.
SEN.
OSTEN, 19th Dist.;
REP.
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GRESKO, 121st Dist.
REP.
ARCE, 4th Dist.;
REP.
SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.
REP.
REYES, 75th Dist.;
REP.
SOTO, 39th Dist.
REP.
JOHNSON, 49th Dist.;
REP.
ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP.
PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.;
REP.
LEMAR, 96th Dist.
REP.
DE LA CRUZ, 41st Dist.;
REP.
REED, 102nd Dist.
REP.
D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist.;
SEN.
MOORE, 22nd Dist.
S.B.
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Action History

  1. BILL PASSED TEMPORARILY

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 619

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  4. RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSE

  5. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A,B

  6. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. B

  7. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  8. FILE NO. 242

  9. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 147

  10. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  11. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  12. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/17

  13. FILED WITH LCO

  14. Joint Favorable Substitute

  15. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Insurance and Real Estate

  16. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  17. PUBLIC HEARING 0216

  18. Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  19. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Insurance and Real Estate

Sponsors

  • Christine' b'Conley · Primary
  • Scott A.' b'Storms · Primary
  • Geraldo C.' b'Reyes · Primary
  • Terry B.' b'Gerratana · Primary
  • Lonnie' b'Reed · Primary
  • John "Jack" F.' b'Hennessy · Primary
  • Michael" b"D'Agostino · Primary
  • Kelly J.' b'Juleson-Scopino · Primary
  • Douglas' b'McCrory · Primary
  • Angel' b'Arce · Primary
  • Andrew M.' b'Fleischmann · Primary
  • Livvy R.' b'Floren · Primary
  • John A.' b'Kissel · Primary
  • Terrie E.' b'Wood · Primary
  • Caroline' b'Simmons · Primary
  • Robyn A.' b'Porter · Primary
  • James M.' b'Albis · Primary
  • Michael' b'Winkler · Primary
  • Patricia A.' b'Dillon · Primary
  • Gregory' b'Haddad · Primary
  • Roland J.' b'Lemar · Primary
  • Christopher' b'Rosario · Primary
  • Diana S.' b'Urban · Primary
  • Sean' b'Scanlon · Primary
  • Ezequiel' b'Santiago · Primary
  • Marilyn V.' b'Moore · Primary
  • Terry B.' b'Adams · Primary
  • Steve' b'Cassano · Primary
  • Matthew' b'Lesser · Primary
  • Chris' b'Soto · Primary
  • Devin R.' b'Carney · Primary
  • Patricia Billie' b'Miller · Primary
  • Cristin' b'McCarthy Vahey · Primary
  • William' b'Tong · Primary
  • Dorinda' b'Borer · Primary
  • Noreen S.' b'Kokoruda · Primary
  • Jesse' b'MacLachlan · Primary
  • Kim' b'Rose · Primary
  • Liz' b'Linehan · Primary
  • Alphonse' b'Paolillo · Primary
  • Gail' b'Lavielle · Primary
  • Joe' b'de la Cruz · Primary
  • Susan M.' b'Johnson · Primary
  • Peter A.' b'Tercyak · Primary
  • Tony' b'Hwang · Primary
  • Martin M.' b'Looney · Primary
  • Catherine A.' b'Osten · Primary
  • Josh' b'Elliott · Primary
  • Joseph P.' b'Gresko · Primary
  • Mae' b'Flexer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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50 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (50)

  • b'Conley, Christine'
  • b'Storms, Scott A.'
  • b'Reyes, Geraldo C.'
  • b'Gerratana, Terry B.'
  • b'Reed, Lonnie'
  • b'Hennessy, John "Jack" F.'
  • b"D'Agostino, Michael"
  • b'Juleson-Scopino, Kelly J.'
  • b'McCrory, Douglas'
  • b'Arce, Angel'
  • b'Fleischmann, Andrew M.'
  • b'Floren, Livvy R.'
  • b'Kissel, John A.'
  • b'Wood, Terrie E.'
  • b'Simmons, Caroline'
  • b'Porter, Robyn A.'
  • b'Albis, James M.'
  • b'Winkler, Michael'
  • b'Dillon, Patricia A.'
  • b'Haddad, Gregory'
  • b'Lemar, Roland J.'
  • b'Rosario, Christopher'
  • b'Urban, Diana S.'
  • b'Scanlon, Sean'
  • b'Santiago, Ezequiel'
  • b'Moore, Marilyn V.'
  • b'Adams, Terry B.'
  • b'Cassano, Steve'
  • b'Lesser, Matthew'
  • b'Soto, Chris'
  • b'Carney, Devin R.'
  • b'Miller, Patricia Billie'
  • b'McCarthy Vahey, Cristin'
  • b'Tong, William'
  • b'Borer, Dorinda'
  • b'Kokoruda, Noreen S.'
  • b'MacLachlan, Jesse'
  • b'Rose, Kim'
  • b'Linehan, Liz'
  • b'Paolillo, Alphonse'
  • b'Lavielle, Gail'
  • b'de la Cruz, Joe'
  • b'Johnson, Susan M.'
  • b'Tercyak, Peter A.'
  • b'Hwang, Tony'
  • b'Looney, Martin M.'
  • b'Osten, Catherine A.'
  • b'Elliott, Josh'
  • b'Gresko, Joseph P.'
  • b'Flexer, Mae'

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 271 PASS AS AMENDED BY SEN A,B

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 22000
Republican 6000
Total 36000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Yea
KEVIN KELLY — Yea
STEVE CASSANO — Yea
MARILYN MOORE — Yea
BETH BYE — Yea
EDWIN A. GOMES — Yea
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Yea
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Yea
TONI BOUCHER — Yea
PAUL DOYLE — Yea
CARLO LEONE — Yea
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Yea
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Yea
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Yea
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Yea
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Douglas McCrory Democratic Yea
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Yea
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Yea
John W. Fonfara Democratic Yea
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
Martin M. Looney Democratic Yea
Eric C. Berthel Republican Yea
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Yea
John A. Kissel Republican Yea
Kathy Kennedy Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 586?
SB 586 is sponsored by b'Conley, Christine', b'Storms, Scott A.', b'Reyes, Geraldo C.', b'Gerratana, Terry B.', b'Reed, Lonnie', b'Hennessy, John "Jack" F.', b"D'Agostino, Michael", b'Juleson-Scopino, Kelly J.', b'McCrory, Douglas', b'Arce, Angel', b'Fleischmann, Andrew M.', b'Floren, Livvy R.', b'Kissel, John A.', b'Wood, Terrie E.', b'Simmons, Caroline', b'Porter, Robyn A.', b'Albis, James M.', b'Winkler, Michael', b'Dillon, Patricia A.', b'Haddad, Gregory', b'Lemar, Roland J.', b'Rosario, Christopher', b'Urban, Diana S.', b'Scanlon, Sean', b'Santiago, Ezequiel', b'Moore, Marilyn V.', b'Adams, Terry B.', b'Cassano, Steve', b'Lesser, Matthew', b'Soto, Chris', b'Carney, Devin R.', b'Miller, Patricia Billie', b'McCarthy Vahey, Cristin', b'Tong, William', b'Borer, Dorinda', b'Kokoruda, Noreen S.', b'MacLachlan, Jesse', b'Rose, Kim', b'Linehan, Liz', b'Paolillo, Alphonse', b'Lavielle, Gail', b'de la Cruz, Joe', b'Johnson, Susan M.', b'Tercyak, Peter A.', b'Hwang, Tony', b'Looney, Martin M.', b'Osten, Catherine A.', b'Elliott, Josh', b'Gresko, Joseph P.', and b'Flexer, Mae'.
What is the current status of SB 586?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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