Bill Text: CT HB05144 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Study Of Medicaid-funded Programs.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-07 - House Recommitted to Aging [HB05144 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05144-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5144
February Session, 2018		LCO No. 925
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MEDICAID-FUNDED PROGRAMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct a study of Medicaid-funded state programs administered under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, a report on: (1) Factors the commissioner deems pertinent to quality of care; (2) whether there are any gaps in access by eligible residents; and (3) whether any provisions of the programs need to be changed to conform with requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended from time to time.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2019, the commissioner shall report the results of the study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and human services. Such report may include the commissioner's recommendations for addressing any identified gaps in the provision of Medicaid-funded state services and improving access to such services.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

AGE

Joint Favorable