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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7358
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7358
8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14		-	AN ACT CONCERNING ME DICAID COVERAGE OF C HIROPRACTIC
15		-	SERVICES.
	19	+	AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MEDICAID-FUNDED
	20	+	PROGRAMS.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19		-	Section 1. Section 17b-28e of the general statutes is amended by 1
20		-	adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective from passage): 2
21		-	(NEW) (d) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Commissioner of 3
22		-	Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to include 4
23		-	treatment by a chiropractor licensed under section 20-27 as an optional 5
24		-	service covered under the Medicaid program. The commissioner may 6
25		-	adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the 7
26		-	provisions of this subsection. 8
	24	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Social 1
	25	+	Services shall conduct a study of Medicaid-funded state programs 2
	26	+	administered under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended 3
	27	+	from time to time. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, 4
	28	+	a report on: (1) Factors the commissioner deems pertinent to quality of 5
	29	+	care; (2) whether there are any gaps in access by eligible residents; and 6
	30	+	(3) whether any provisions of the programs need to be changed to 7
	31	+	conform with requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable 8
	32	+	Care Act, P.L. 111-148, as amended from time to time. 9
	33	+	(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, the commissioner shall report the 10
	34	+	results of the study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 11
	35	+	of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 12
	36	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and human 13
	37	+	services. Such report may include the commissioner's 14
	38	+	recommendations for addressing any identified gaps in the provision 15
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 7358
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	45	+	of Medicaid-funded state services and improving access to such 16
	46	+	services. 17
27	47		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
28	48		sections:
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30		-	Section 1 from passage ~~17b-28e~~
	50	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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32		-	HS Joint Favorable Subst.
	52	+	Statement of Purpose:
	53	+	To study the efficacy of Medicaid-funded programs.
	54	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	55	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	56	+	not underlined.]
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