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This bill mandates the creation and distribution of a comprehensive toolkit for healthcare providers in Connecticut to better diagnose and treat menopause, perimenopause (the transition leading up to menopause), and postmenopause. The Department of Public Health, in collaboration with The University of Connecticut Health Center's Health Disparities Institute, individuals who have experienced these menopausal symptoms, and various healthcare professionals, will develop this toolkit. The toolkit will offer practical, evidence-based, and culturally sensitive guidance on best practices for screening, identifying, assessing, diagnosing, and treating menopausal symptoms. It will cover a wide range of symptoms, evidence-based treatment guidelines including hormone therapies like hormone replacement therapy and testosterone therapy, information on insurance coverage for these treatments, and short educational modules that can count towards continuing education requirements for providers. The toolkit is expected to be developed by October 1, 2026, distributed by June 1, 2028, and then revised based on provider feedback and redistributed by January 1, 2029.

Health and Social Services

Public Health Committee (Joint)

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