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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 132
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1213
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSFERS FROM HUSKY A TO HUSKY B.
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 develop: (1) Standard 2
documentation required for preauthorization and reauthorization of 3
HUSKY B services, (2) a fixed timeline for decisions on 4
preauthorization and reauthorization requests, (3) notification to 5
providers in real time on the Department of Social Services' Internet 6
web site for providers when a patient transfers from HUSKY A to 7
HUSKY B, and (4) retroactive payments under HUSKY A for providers 8
who perform medically necessary services in good faith until they 9
receive notice of a patient's transfer from HUSKY A to HUSKY B. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To address challenges faced by occupational therapists and other
providers when a patient switches from HUSKY A to HUSKY B.