Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06179 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6179
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2184
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44 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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66 REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6179
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 2184
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1818 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING PROVIDING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR HOME TELEMONITORING SERVICES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 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..
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To provide Medicaid coverage for home telemonitoring services by a home health care agency.