1. (a) Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (10), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state shall provide that coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent child shall terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date after the date on which the child, stepchild or other dependent child attains the age of twenty-six.
2. (b) Each group health insurance policy described in subsection (a) of this section, and each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivision (16) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state, that includes or provides dental or vision coverage shall provide that dental or vision coverage of a child, stepchild or other dependent child shall terminate not earlier than the policy anniversary date after the date on which the child, stepchild or other dependent child attains the age of twenty-six.
3. (c) Each policy subject to this section shall cover a stepchild or other dependent child on the same basis as a biological child.

4. (d) Coverage for a child, stepchild or other dependent child under an insurance policy provided by the Comptroller for state employees or nonstate public employees pursuant to section 5-259 shall terminate not earlier than the end of the calendar year of the year in which the first of the following occurs:

   1. (1) The date such child, stepchild or other dependent child becomes covered under a group health plan through such dependent child's own employment; or (2) the date on which such dependent child attains the age of twenty-six.
5. (e) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section shall apply to insurance policies delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued on or after July 1, 2022.

See Sec. 38a-497 for similar provisions re individual policies.

(P.A. 11-58, S. 38; P.A. 21-149, S. 2; P.A. 22-118, S. 171; P.A. 23-127, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 11-58 effective July 2, 2011; P.A. 21-149 designated existing provisions re health insurance coverage for child as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add references to stepchild or other dependent child, delete provision re child becoming covered under group health plan through dependent's employment, and make technical and conforming changes, added Subsec. (b) re provisions re policy providing single ancillary dental or vision coverage, and designated existing provision requiring coverage of stepchild on same basis as biological child as Subsec. (c) and amended same to add reference to other dependent child and make technical changes, effective January 1, 2022; P.A. 22-118 added Subsec. (d) re insurance coverage for dependent child under Comptroller policy to terminate at end of calendar year of year dependent child becomes covered through own employment or attains age 26 and added Subsec. (e) re provisions of Subsec. (d) apply to policies delivered, amended, renewed or continued on or after July 1, 2022, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-127 deleted reference to Sec. 38a-469(6) re accident only coverage.