General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5921
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2021
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5921
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2021
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSITIONAL CARE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to establish a pilot program under which a transitional care facility would be created and funded for the care of Medicaid patients. Such facility would serve those whose medical needs exceed the level of care provided in a hospital but do not require a skilled nursing facility.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the cost of care for Medicaid patients whose needs do not require a skilled nursing facility but exceed the level of care provided in a hospital.