General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 333
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1828
*01828*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 333
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1828
*01828*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ADDICTION-RELATED PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That (1) title 17b of the general statutes be amended to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate for addiction-related psychiatric services, and (2) title 10a of the general statutes be amended to provide loan forgiveness for graduates of a medical school who provide addiction-related psychiatric services in the state and remain employed the field for not less than five years.
Statement of Purpose:
To incentivize greater access to addiction recovery services in the state.