General Assembly Committee Bill No. 296
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2841
*02841SB00296HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 296
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2841
*02841SB00296HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR MEDICAID PROVIDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17b-28b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) On and after January 1, 1997, the Department of Social Services may award, on the basis of a competitive bidding procedure, contracts for Medicaid managed care health plans.
(b) A Medicaid managed care organization that has entered into a contract with the Department of Social Services shall reimburse providers at rates not less than the rates provided on the department's Medicaid fee schedule.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 17b-28b
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
17b-28b
Statement of Purpose:
To restore the reimbursable Medicaid floor amounts that were in place prior to the contract entered into between managed care organizations and the Department of Social Services in July, 2010, so that providers are not reimbursed at inadequate rates and discouraged from participating in the Medicaid program.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
SEN. FONFARA, 1st Dist.
S.B. 296