Bill Text: CT SB00223 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 223 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Refusal Of Medicaid Reimbursement To Home-care Providers Who Do Not Use A State Contractor For Electronic Visit Verification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [SB00223 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00223-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 223*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 2533
		02533
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. MINER, 30th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE REFUSAL OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT TO HOME-CARE PROVIDERS WHO DO NOT USE A STATE CONTRACTOR FOR ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION.

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

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the Department of Social Services from refusing to provide Medicaid reimbursement to home-care providers who do not use a state contractor for electronic visit verification, provided such provider utilizes a system that meets federal requirements.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce costly and inefficient administrative burdens on home-care providers.