Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05917 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5917
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 2024
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. CONROY, 105th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5917 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 2024

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. CONROY, 105th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DELAYS IN MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESSING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to ensure that eligible applicants for medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and providers eligible for payment are not denied coverage or payments due to failure of the Department of Social Services to meet federal requirements that applications be processed within 90 days.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ensure that eligible recipients and providers are not denied Medicaid coverage due to delays caused by the Department of Social Services in processing applications.