General Assembly Raised Bill No. 381
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1548
*_____SB00381APP___040412____*
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Introduced by:
(APP)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 381
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1548
*_____SB00381APP___040412____*
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Introduced by:
(APP)
AN ACT CREATING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the Medicaid for Low-Income Adults program and the administration of medication by unlicensed personnel who work for home health care agencies. The task force shall examine (1) the effectiveness of such program, and (2) the feasibility of certifying unlicensed personnel who work for home health care agencies to administer medication to clients who require assistance with medication administration.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(7) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee.
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2013, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2013, whichever is later.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
APP Joint Favorable
APP
Joint Favorable