General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5814
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4808
*04808HB05814HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5814
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4808
*04808HB05814HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME CARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Social Services shall study the benefits and costs of restructuring the Medicaid reimbursement system for home health care agencies from a flat-rate model to an acuity-based model that (1) reimburses agencies based on the level of health care needs of a Medicaid beneficiary, and (2) supports state efforts to deinstitutionalize residents who are capable of receiving care in a home or community-based setting through the Money Follows the Person demonstration project established pursuant to section 17b-369 of the general statutes. Not later than January 1, 2016, the commissioner shall report the results of the study in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that Medicaid rates adequately cover the increased costs to provide care to persons with acute medical needs who are leaving institutional settings for care at home or in a community-based setting.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
H.B. 5814