(a) For purposes of this section, “Affordable Care Act” means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended from time to time, and regulations adopted thereunder.

(b) Each insurance company, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation and health care center licensed to do business in the state shall comply with Sections 1251, 1252 and 1304 of the Affordable Care Act and the following Sections of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Affordable Care Act: (1) 2701 to 2709, inclusive, 42 USC 300gg et seq.; (2) 2711 to 2719A, inclusive, 42 USC 300gg-11 et seq.; and (3) 2794, 42 USC 300gg-94.

(c) This section shall apply, on and after the effective dates specified in the Affordable Care Act, to insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations and health care centers licensed to do business in the state.

(d) No provision of the general statutes concerning a requirement of the Affordable Care Act shall be construed to supersede a provision of the general statutes that provides greater protection to an insured, except to the extent the latter prevents the application of a requirement of the Affordable Care Act.

(e) (1) The Insurance Commissioner shall, within available appropriations, evaluate whether insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations and health care centers subject to the Affordable Care Act are in compliance with the requirements under said act, including, but not limited to, the prohibition against discriminatory benefit designs. Any such company, society, corporation or center shall submit to the commissioner, upon request, the following information for a specific health insurance policy or plan: (A) The benefits covered under each of the categories of the essential health benefits package, as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (B) any coverage exclusions or restrictions on covered benefits, including under the prescription drug benefit; (C) any drug formulary used, the tier structure of such formulary and a list of each prescription drug on such formulary and its tier placement; (D) any applicable coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expenses for each covered benefit; and (E) any other information the commissioner deems necessary to evaluate such company, society, corporation or center.

(2) The commissioner shall report annually, within available appropriations, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance on any insurance company, fraternal benefit society, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or health care center evaluated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section in the preceding year and the findings of such evaluation.

(f) The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(P.A. 11-58, S. 53; P.A. 15-146, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 11-58 effective July 2, 2011; P.A. 15-146 added new Subsec. (e) re compliance evaluation and report by commissioner of companies subject to Affordable Care Act, and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), effective July 1, 2016.