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

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-518g

  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1

(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.