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      Sec. 38a-492a. Mandatory coverage for hypodermic needles and syringes. Every individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (6), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469, delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 1992, shall provide coverage for hypodermic needles or syringes prescribed by a prescribing practitioner, as defined in subdivision (22) of section 20-571, for the purpose of administering medications for medical conditions, provided such medications are covered under the policy. Such benefits shall be subject to any policy provisions that apply to other services covered by such policy.

      (P.A. 92-185, S. 4, 6; P.A. 95-264, S. 62.)

      History: P.A. 95-264 substituted "prescribing practitioner" for "licensed practitioner" (Revisor's note: The reference to "prescribing practitioner, as defined in subdivision (21) of ..." was changed editorially by the Revisors to "prescribing practitioner, as defined in subdivision (22) of ...").

      See Sec. 38a-518a for similar provisions re group policies.