Bill Text: CT HB07190 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 7190 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Medicaid Provider Audits And Electronic Visit Verification.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-27 - Signed by the Governor [HB07190 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB07190-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 7190*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 3305
		03305_______HS_
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

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 programs administered by the Department of Social Services.

(b) The study shall include, but not be limited to, a report on: (1) How responsive such department programs are to recipients of services; (2) what problems, if any, exist within such programs; and (3) whether the department's staff is allocated in a manner to meet the need for services within such programs.

(c) Not later than July 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Social Services shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, the results of the study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services. Such report may include the commissioner's recommendations for addressing identified gaps in the provision of 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

Statement of Purpose:

To ensure the efficiency and responsiveness of programs administered by the Department of Social Services.

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