Connecticut § 38a-491a Coverage for in-patient, outpatient or one-day dental services in certain instances.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 38a-491a — Coverage for in-patient, outpatient or one-day dental services in certain instances.

Connecticut § 38a-491a

Title 38aInsurance

Ch. 700cHealth Insurance

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-491a (2026).

Text

(a)Each individual 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 general anesthesia, nursing and related hospital services provided in conjunction with in-patient, outpatient or one-day dental services if the following conditions are met:

(1)The anesthesia, nursing and related hospital services are deemed medically necessary by the treating dentist or oral surgeon and the patient's primary care physician in accordance with the health insurance policy's requirements for prior authorization of services; and (2) The patient is either (A) determined by a licensed dentist, in conjunction with a licensed physic

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(a) Each individual 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 general anesthesia, nursing and related hospital services provided in conjunction with in-patient, outpatient or one-day dental services if the following conditions are met: (1) The anesthesia, nursing and related hospital services are deemed medically necessary by the treating dentist or oral surgeon and the patient's primary care physician in accordance with the health insurance policy's requirements for prior authorization of services; and (2) The patient is either (A) determined by a licensed dentist, in conjunction with a licensed physician who specializes in primary care, to have a dental condition of significant dental complexity that it requires certain dental procedures to be performed in a hospital, or (B) a person who has a developmental disability, as determined by a licensed physician who specializes in primary care, that places the person at serious risk. (b) The expense of such anesthesia, nursing and related hospital services shall be deemed a medical expense under such health insurance policy and shall not be subject to any limits on dental benefits under such policy. See Sec. 38a-517a for similar provisions re group policies.

Legislative History

(P.A. 99-284, S. 40, 60; P.A. 00-135, S. 13, 21; P.A. 03-58, S. 1; P.A. 10-5, S. 20.) History: P.A. 99-284 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 00-135 added outpatient or one-day dental services, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 03-58 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) and (b) and deleted “a child under the age of four who is” in Subsec. (a)(2)(A); P.A. 10-5 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 2011.