Employers and insurers who want to stop or reduce medications prescribed to an injured worker must follow notification protocols under a bill filed in Connecticut on Thursday.
HB 6550 states that “if an employer, any insurer acting on behalf of the employer, or any other entity acting on behalf of the employer proposes to suspend or reduce payment for any prescription drug, that a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner has determined to be reasonable or necessary . . . such employer, insurer or other entity shall notify the Administrative Law Judge and the employee, by certified mail, of such proposed interruption or reduction of such payments.”
;The notice must “state the reason for the proposed suspension or reduction and the date the proposed suspension or reduction will be effective” and inform the injured worker that they have 15 days to request a hearing.
The bill was referred to the Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees.
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