General Assembly Committee Bill No. 296 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2841 *_____SB00296HS____031111____* Referred to Committee on Human Services Introduced by: (HS) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 296 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2841 *_____SB00296HS____031111____* 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 Section 17b-28b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) On and after January 1, 1997, the Department of Social Services may award, on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 HS Joint Favorable HS Joint Favorable