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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7233
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4723
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT PROMOTING EFF ICIENCY IN STATE BENEFIT PROGRA MS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17b-7a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a state-wide 3
fraud early detection system. The purpose of such system shall be to 4
identify, investigate and determine if an application for assistance 5
under (1) programs administered by the department, including, but 6
not limited to, (A) the temporary family assistance program, (B) the 7
supplemental nutrition assistance program, (C) the child care subsidy 8
program, or (D) the Medicaid program pursuant to Title XIX of the 9
Social Security Act, and (2) the child care subsidy program 10
administered by the Office of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 11
17b-749, is fraudulent prior to granting assistance. The Commissioner 12
of Social Services shall consult with the Commissioner of Early 13
Childhood regarding the development of such state-wide fraud early 14
detection system for such child care subsidy program. The 15
Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance 16
with chapter 54, for the purpose of developing and implementing said 17 Raised Bill No. 7233
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system. The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit quarterly 18
reports concerning savings realized through the implementation of the 19
state-wide fraud early detection system to the joint standing 20
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 21
relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state 22
agencies. 23
(b) The Commissioners of Correction, Children and Families, 24
Developmental Services, Early Childhood, Mental Health and 25
Addiction Services, Rehabilitation Services and Social Services shall 26
share interagency reports monthly concerning: (1) Incidences of fraud 27
committed by beneficiaries of the state benefit programs administered 28
by said commissioners, (2) incarceration or death of state residents 29
receiving such benefits, and (3) best practices regarding cost 30
efficiencies. The commissioners shall file a joint report not later than 31
January 15, 2020, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the 32
provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 33
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human 34
services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. The 35
report shall include, but need not be limited to, the savings realized by 36
each department resulting from the interagency reports required 37
pursuant to this subsection. 38
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 17b-7a
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce fraud and inefficiency in state benefit programs by requiring
agencies to share information on fraudulent claims and best cost-
efficient practices.
[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.]