General Assembly Raised Bill No. 298
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1763
*01763_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 298
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1763
*01763_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Social Services; (2) "department" means the Department of Social Services; and (3) "telehealth" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-906 of the general statutes.
(b) The department shall provide coverage for telehealth services provided to Medicaid recipients. The commissioner shall seek any federal waiver or amend the Medicaid state plan as necessary to secure federal reimbursement for the costs of providing such coverage under the Medicaid program.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2018, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and public health concerning the telehealth services provided to Medicaid recipients in accordance with the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Social Services to provide coverage for telehealth services to Medicaid recipients.
[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.]