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HB 6409 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.

HB 6409 addresses delays in workers' compensation payments by requiring employers and insurers to follow specific procedures before stopping or reducing payments for injured workers. It mandates written notice to both the employee and the administrative law judge (including medical documentation) at least 15 days before any proposed cut, with a required hearing if the employee objects. The bill also extends these rules to prescription drugs and medical equipment, requiring similar notice and justification. Employers who bypass this process must pay all missed payments plus 1.25% monthly interest and the employee’s attorney fees. This directly affects injured workers, their representatives, employers, and insurers in Connecticut.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill ensures timely medical access for injured workers by preventing arbitrary payment cuts to prescriptions/equipment, requiring medical documentation and hearings, directly protecting healthcare access under workers' comp.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates 15-day notice and hearing before payment cuts, protecting injured workers' compensation rights per bill's core requirements.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a Proposed Bill to a Committee Bill with a new LCO number. The substantive content was significantly rewritten to replace a general statement of purpose with detailed, specific procedures for handling compensation agreements, discontinuances, and objections regarding prescription drugs and medical equipment. These new provisions establish mandatory notification requirements, approval processes, and penalties for non-compliance to prevent employer delays in providing necessary treatment.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general statement of purpose to include specific procedural requirements for compensation agreements, discontinuances, and objections to prescription drugs and durable medical equipment.
REQUIREMENT

Added detailed procedures requiring written agreements to be submitted to an administrative law judge for approval before becoming binding.

Added mandatory notification requirements when employers plan to discontinue or reduce compensation payments for incapacity.

Added specific procedures for handling objections to prescription drug medications and durable medical equipment prescriptions.

Added specific formatting requirements for notices, including identification of parties, injury details, and medical documentation.

ENFORCEMENT

Added penalties requiring employers to pay discontinued or reduced payments plus interest and attorney fees if they fail to follow proper procedures.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original general statement of purpose and replaced it with specific statutory language.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Insurance and Real Estate
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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