Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 19, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 6
AN ACT CONCERNING UTILIZATION REVIEW AND HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR NEWBORNS AND STEP THERAPY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To: (1) Establish a utilization review exemption standard for certain participating providers; (2) require that each health carrier process utilization review requests more efficiently; (3) require that each health carrier develop an electronic prior authorization process; (4) extend the time period within which an insured shall provide notice of the birth of a newborn and pay any required premium or subscription fee to continue the newborn's coverage beyond such period; (5) prohibit health carriers from requiring the use of step therapy for drugs prescribed to treat behavioral health conditions or chronic, disabling or life-threatening conditions or diseases; and (6) to prohibit health carriers from requiring utilization review of a health care service or prescription drug after it has been certified through utilization review.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
22 co-sponsors
Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, John W. Fonfara, Herron Gaston, Jan Hochadel, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Marilyn V. Moore, MD Rahman, Derek Slap, Gary A. Winfield, Jeff Gordon
In the House of Representatives
4 co-sponsors
Its course
January 4 to May 19, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action23 actions on 14 days
In the SenateJan 4 to May 17133 days
Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeJan 4 to Mar 1469 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 3 to May 85 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 17 to May 19 · stopped2 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 17
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 17
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 4 – May 17
- Jan 4Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Feb 28Drafted as a bill by Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Mar 1Sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Mar 3Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Mar 14Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
- May 3Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 8Appropriations Committee recommended it
- May 17The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- The Senate adopted Senate Amendment B
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendments A and B
In the House of Representatives May 19
- May 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
All 23 actions, as published
- Jan 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 31Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 28DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Mar 1REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
- May 3REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- May 8Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 9NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 17SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 17SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 17SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives