Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies

Sec. 21a-408-12a. Additional Debilitating Medical Conditions

In accordance with the procedures set forth in section 21a-408a-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following medical conditions, medical treatments or diseases shall be added to the list of debilitating medical conditions:

(a) For patients eighteen years of age or older:

(1) Sickle cell disease;

(2) Post laminectomy syndrome with chronic radiculopathy;

(3) Severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis;

(4) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;

(5) Ulcerative colitis;

(6) Complex regional pain syndrome, Type 1 and Type II;

(7) Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia;

(8) Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis;

(9) Post Herpetic Neuralgia;

(10) Muscular Dystrophy;

(11) Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache;

(12) Intractable Headache Syndromes;

(13) Neuropathic Facial Pain; and

(14) Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

(b) For patients under eighteen years of age:

(1) Muscular Dystrophy; and

(2) Osteogenesis Imperfecta.

(Effective March 4, 2016; Amended August 28, 2018)