General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6179
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2184
*02184*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6179
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2184
*02184*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PROVIDING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to provide Medicaid reimbursement for eligible home telemonitoring services performed by home health care agencies for a Medicaid beneficiary with (1) serious or chronic medical conditions that may result in frequent or recurrent hospitalizations and emergency room admissions, (2) a documented history of poor adherence to ordered medication regimes, (3) a documented history of falls in the six-month period prior to evaluation of the need for telemonitoring, (4) limited or absent informal support systems, (5) a documented history of challenges with access to care, or (6) a history of living alone or being home alone for extended periods of time. The department shall establish coverage criteria for home telemonitoring based on evidence-based best practices..
Statement of Purpose:
To provide Medicaid coverage for home telemonitoring services by a home health care agency.