Connecticut 2014 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05444 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5444
22 February Session, 2014 LCO No. 1721
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1212 February Session, 2014
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Section 17b-28e of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (c) as follows (Effective from passage):
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3030 (NEW) (c) Not later than July 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to include treatment by a chiropractor licensed under section 20-27 as an optional service covered under the Medicaid program.
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3535 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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3838 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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