Bill Text: CT SB00333 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Addiction-related Psychiatric Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [SB00333 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00333-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 333 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 1828 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING ADDICTION-RELATED PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That (1) title 17b of the general statutes be amended to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate for addiction-related psychiatric services, and (2) title 10a of the general statutes be amended to provide loan forgiveness for graduates of a medical school who provide addiction-related psychiatric services in the state and remain employed the field for not less than five years.
Statement of Purpose:
To incentivize greater access to addiction recovery services in the state.