LCO No. 791 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 83 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 791 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: SEN. BERGSTEIN, 36th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE OUTSOURCING OF DELIVERY OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 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 1 Commissioner of Social Services to outsource to private, nonprofit 2 vendors the delivery of social and behavioral health services whenever 3 such vendors demonstrate they can provide cost-efficient, quality 4 services, provided such outsourcing complies with the provisions of 5 section 4e-16 of the general statutes. 6 Statement of Purpose: To outsource delivery of social and behavioral health services whenever private, nonprofit vendors demonstrate they can provide cost-efficient, quality services.