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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-518g

Mandatory coverage for prostate cancer screening and treatment

(P.A. 99-284, S. 46, 60; P.A. 11-225, S. 2.) History: P.A. 99-284 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 11-225 inserted “amended” re policy, designated existing provision re screening…

Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state shall provide coverage for:

(1) Laboratory and diagnostic tests, including, but not limited to, prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests, to screen for prostate cancer for men who are symptomatic or whose biological father or brother has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and for all men fifty years of age or older; and

(2) The treatment of prostate cancer, provided such treatment is medically necessary and in accordance with guidelines established by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American Cancer Society or the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.