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Connecticut House Bill HB05538

Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5538
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1+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5538
2+January Session, 2013 LCO No. 5153
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4+Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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12-AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE CENTERS.
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18+Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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24+AN ACT REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE CENTERS.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16-Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a pilot program in five school districts in the state for school-based health centers. Not later than July 1, 2013, said commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall select the five school districts in which to establish the pilot program. The pilot program may include, but need not be limited to: (1) Extended hours of operation for each school-based health center; (2) the provision of services to students outside the school district in which the school-based health center is located; (3) the provision of behavioral health services and health care services other than those typically provided by school-based health centers; (4) community outreach relating to services provided by the school-based health centers involved in the pilot program; and (5) the receipt of reimbursement for services from private insurance.
28+Section 1. Section 19a-6i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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18-(b) Not later than July 15, 2014, and annually thereafter until termination of the pilot program, the Commissioner of Public Health shall evaluate the pilot program established under subsection (a) of this section and shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, of the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, education, children and appropriations.
30+(a) There is established a school-based health center advisory committee for the purpose of assisting the Commissioner of Public Health in developing recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes to improve health care through access to school-based health centers.
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20-(c) The pilot program established in accordance with this section shall terminate not later than January 1, 2017.
32+(b) The committee shall be composed of the following members:
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34+(1) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;
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36+(2) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee;
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38+(3) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;
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40+(4) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; and
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42+(5) Three school-based health center providers who shall be appointed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers.
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44+(c) The committee shall meet not less than quarterly. On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the committee shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on its activities to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and education.
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46+(d) On or before January 1, 2014, the committee shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and education concerning the establishment of a pilot program for school-based health centers. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, recommendations concerning: (1) The areas or regions to be included in the pilot program; (2) the hours of operation for each school-based health center included in the pilot program; (3) the number and responsibilities of staff persons in such school-based health centers; (4) the number of students and the geographic area to be served by each such school-based health center; (5) the services to be provided by such school-based health centers; (6) community outreach activities relating to such school-based health centers; and (7) payment and reimbursement methods for services provided by such school-based health centers.
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48+[(d)] (e) Administrative support for the activities of the committee may be provided by the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers.
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2555 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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2858 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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68+To require the school-based health center advisory committee to submit a report concerning recommendations for a pilot program.
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70+[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.]
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74+Co-Sponsors: REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.; REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.; REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.; REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist.
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80+REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; SEN. HARP, 10th Dist.
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82+REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.; REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
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84+SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist.
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86+REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.; REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist.
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