Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00542 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 3226   	1 of 1 
  
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 542  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 3226 
 
 
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE. 
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 
Department of Social Services to integrate telemedicine into the 2 
medical assistance program and to update telemedicine definitions to 3 
more accurately serve rural areas. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require the Department of Social Services to use telemedicine in the 
medical assistance program and update telemedicine definitions to 
more accurately serve rural areas.