Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06885 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/24/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6885
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2573
 *02573*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6885 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2573

*02573*

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES 

Introduced by:

REP. SANTIAGO, 84th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS FOR PROVIDERS.

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 allocate available funding so that provider reimbursement rates are sufficient to ensure an adequate pool of providers to meet the needs of Medicaid recipients.

Statement of Purpose: 

To set Medicaid reimbursement levels high enough to ensure an adequate pool of providers.