(a) There is established a program which shall be known as the “Connecticut Clearinghouse”, to be administered by the Health Reinsurance Association established in section 38a-556, through which individuals and small employers may obtain information about available health insurance policies and health care plans.

(b) Said association shall, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner and the Healthcare Advocate, develop, within available appropriations, a web site, telephone number or other method to serve as a clearinghouse for information about individual and small employer health insurance policies and health care plans that are available to consumers in this state, including, but not limited to, the HUSKY Health program, the Municipal Employee Health Insurance Plan set forth in subsection (i) of section 5-259, and any individual or small employer health insurance policies or health care plans an insurer, health care center or other entity chooses to list with the Connecticut Clearinghouse.

(c) Such method developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall use interactive tools or technology to provide a consumer with a list of health insurance policies or health care plans that, based on the responses provided by such consumer, may be appropriate for such consumer's circumstances.

(d) The Insurance Commissioner shall establish procedures for the Health Reinsurance Association to confirm with the Insurance Department that a policy or plan listed with the Connecticut Clearinghouse is approved to be sold in this state and that the insurer, health care center or other entity that offers such policy or plan is authorized to do business in this state. Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to, a timetable for such list to be updated on a regular basis, but not less than every ninety days.

(P.A. 10-4, S. 3; P.A. 11-44, S. 138; P.A. 13-234, S. 87; P.A. 15-69, S. 40.)

History: P.A. 10-4 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-44 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “state-administered general assistance”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (b) to delete reference to Sec. 17b-311 re Charter Oak Health Plan, effective January 1, 2014; P.A. 15-69 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “Medicaid program, the HUSKY Plan” with “HUSKY Health program”, effective June 19, 2015.