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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 609
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1214
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO
CHILDREN BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Department 1
of Children and Families to utilize Ages and Stages assessment tools 2
rather than birth-to-three evaluations in screening children thirty-six 3
months of age and younger who have been substantiated as victims of 4
abuse or neglect or who are being served through the department's 5
family assessment response program, (2) compensate schools and 6
occupational therapists providing services as part of the birth-to-three 7
program at the rate of the independent group fee schedule, (3) require 8
providers to conduct quarterly audits by submitting documentation to 9
the state verifying that clients appeared for treatment and any billing 10
associated with such treatment, (4) provide annual training to 11
providers concerning any new billing requirements, and (5) allow 12
occupational therapists working on a fee schedule to be an 13
independent group for Husky and to bill for self-care management or 14
oral motor skills. 15 Proposed Bill No. 609
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Statement of Purpose:
To streamline billing practices and encourage more occupational
therapists to provide services to children.