Senator Kelly Applauds Signing of Important Legislation Improving Insurance Coverage and Ensuring Grandparents Visitation Rights
July 23, 2012
Hartford – State Senator Kevin C. Kelly attended a bill signing ceremony with Governor Dannel P. Malloy at the State Capitol on Friday, July 20th. Four of the bills that were signed in the Governor’s Office were sponsored and supported by Senator Kelly.
“As ranking senator of both the Aging and Insurance committees, I am proud that we could pass these important pieces of legislation that will save lives and protect the rights of grandparents,” said Senator Kevin Kelly. “By expanding insurance coverage to essential screenings for breast and colorectal cancers and heart disease, I am optimistic that these new laws will help catch cancers and disease early and thereby prevent the more advanced, and costly, stages of disease.”
The four bills that Senator Kelly sponsored and later became law were:
- Public Act 12-150, An Act Concerning Guidelines For Health Insurance Coverage For Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Public Act 12-61, An Act Concerning Guidelines For Health Insurance Coverage For Colorectal Cancer Screening.
- Public Act 12-13, An Act Concerning Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening For Newborn Infants.
- Public Act 12-137, An Act Concerning Visitation Rights For Grandparents And Other Persons.
“Being a part of a grandchild’s life is irreplaceable,” continued Senator Kelly. “I am happy to have been able to pass this legislation so that grandparents can rest assured that their right to visit grandchildren has been protected.”
Senator Kelly serves as the ranking senator of the legislature’s Aging Committee and the Insurance Committee.