Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management. - Connecticut Statutes

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      Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management. Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall provide access to a pain management specialist and coverage for pain treatment ordered by such specialist which may include all means medically necessary to make a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan including the use of necessary medications and procedures. As used in this section, "pain" means a sensation in which a person experiences severe discomfort, distress or suffering due to provocation of sensory nerves, and "pain management specialist" means a physician who is credentialed by the American Academy of Pain Management or who is a board-certified anesthesiologist, neurologist, oncologist or radiation oncologist with additional training in pain management.

      (P.A. 00-216, S. 18, 28.)

      History: P.A. 00-216 effective January 1, 2001.

      See Sec. 38a-518i re group health insurance coverage for pain management.

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      Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management. Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall provide access to a pain management specialist and coverage for pain treatment ordered by such specialist which may include all means medically necessary to make a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan including the use of necessary medications and procedures. As used in this section, "pain" means a sensation in which a person experiences severe discomfort, distress or suffering due to provocation of sensory nerves, and "pain management specialist" means a physician who is credentialed by the American Academy of Pain Management or who is a board-certified anesthesiologist, neurologist, oncologist or radiation oncologist with additional training in pain management.

      (P.A. 00-216, S. 18, 28.)

      History: P.A. 00-216 effective January 1, 2001.

      See Sec. 38a-518i re group health insurance coverage for pain management.

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      Sec. 38a-492i. Mandatory coverage for pain management. Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall provide access to a pain management specialist and coverage for pain treatment ordered by such specialist which may include all means medically necessary to make a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan including the use of necessary medications and procedures. As used in this section, "pain" means a sensation in which a person experiences severe discomfort, distress or suffering due to provocation of sensory nerves, and "pain management specialist" means a physician who is credentialed by the American Academy of Pain Management or who is a board-certified anesthesiologist, neurologist, oncologist or radiation oncologist with additional training in pain management.

      (P.A. 00-216, S. 18, 28.)

      History: P.A. 00-216 effective January 1, 2001.

      See Sec. 38a-518i re group health insurance coverage for pain management.