Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06150 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6150
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1595
 *01595*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6150 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1595

*01595*

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.

AN ACT LIMITING THE USE OF EXTRAPOLATION IN MEDICAID AUDITS.

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

That subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 17b-99 of the general statutes be amended to remove a provision allowing for the use of extrapolation in audits of any Medicaid provider with annual claims in excess of two hundred thousand dollars.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prevent the Department of Social Services from using extrapolation in setting penalties when no fraud is present.