Raised S.B. No. 401
Session Year 2024

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF TELEHEALTH PROVIDERS IN DETERMINING NETWORK ADEQUACY AND EXTENDING THE TELEHEALTH PROVISIONS ADOPTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

To (1) allow the Insurance Commissioner to consider the availability of telehealth providers in determining the sufficiency of a health carrier's network, and (2) extend the telehealth provisions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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