General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5283
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1142
*01142_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5283
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1142
*01142_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT WAIVING ADVANCE PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN NURSING FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17b-340c of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, upon the request of a nursing facility providing services eligible for payment under the medical assistance program and after consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, make a payment to such nursing facility in advance of normal bill payment processing. [, provided] Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, (1) such advance shall not exceed estimated amounts due to such nursing facility for services provided to eligible recipients over the most recent two-month period, [. The] and (2) the commissioner shall recover such payment through reductions to payments due to such nursing facility or cash receipt not later than ninety days after issuance of such payment. The commissioner shall take prudent measures to assure that such advance payments are not provided to any nursing facility that is at risk of bankruptcy or insolvency, and may execute agreements appropriate for the security of repayment.
(b) For a nursing facility appointed a receiver under section 19a-543, the commissioner may waive (1) the two-month limit on advance payment, or (2) the ninety-day limit for recovery of advance payment.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2012 17b-340c
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2012
17b-340c
Statement of Purpose:
To allow for the waiver of restrictions on advance payments for nursing facilities in receivership.
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