General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7038 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3654 *03654_______HS_* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: (HS) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7038 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3654 *03654_______HS_* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: (HS) AN ACT CONCERNING A MEDICAID STATE PLAN AMENDMENT TO COMBINE RATES FOR HOMEMAKER AND COMPANION SERVICES. 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 seek federal approval for a Medicaid state plan amendment to pay a provider of homemaker services and companion services, as defined in section 20-670 of the general statutes, at the single rate set for homemaker services when both services are provided to a single client of a Medicaid-funded program in the same visit. 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 authorize the Commissioner of Social Services to pay one rate for homemaker and companion services to a provider who provides both services in a single visit to the same client of a Medicaid-funded program. [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.]