Bill Text: CT HB05661 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Licensure Of Accredited Nonprofit Community Providers Of Health And Human Services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-02 - Public Hearing 03/07 [HB05661 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05661-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5661
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1345
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LICENSURE OF ACCREDITED NONPROFIT COMMUNITY PROVIDERS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

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

That the general statutes be amended to permit accredited nonprofit community providers of certain health and human services to operate without obtaining a license from the Department of Public Health or the Department of Social Services when the national accreditation requirements meet or exceed the standards for licensure.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce costs and enhance administrative and operational efficiencies for accredited nonprofit community providers and the state.