General Assembly Raised Bill No. 274
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1914
*01914_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 274
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1914
*01914_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF STREAMLINING WHEELCHAIR REPAIRS FOR RECIPIENTS OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Social Services shall study the process by which repairs to wheelchairs are approved and completed for recipients of medical assistance and methods to streamline the process. The study shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The average length of time it takes the Department of Social Services to process requests for wheelchair repairs, (2) whether recipients of medical assistance are given replacement wheelchairs while repairs are being done, (3) the number of complaints from medical assistance recipients regarding repairs of wheelchairs, and (4) the average cost to repair and replace a wheelchair. Not later than December 1, 2016, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the results of the study and recommendations to streamline the wheelchair repair process 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 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To study the process by which the Department of Social Services approves and completes wheelchair repairs for medical assistance recipients and identify methods to streamline the process.
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