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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00837

Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 837
5+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 837
86 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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1019 AN ACT CONCERNING ME DICAID PAYMENT RATES FOR NURSE -
1120 MIDWIVES.
1221 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1322 Assembly convened:
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15-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) On and after July 1, 2019, no 1
16-nurse-midwife, licensed pursuant to chapter 377 of the general 2
17-statutes, shall receive a lower Medicaid reimbursement rate than any 3
18-obstetrician-gynecologist, licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the 4
19-general statutes, for performing the same service or procedure as such 5
20-obstetrician-gynecologist. The Commissioner of Social Services shall 6
21-adopt or amend regulations necessary to implement the provisions of 7
22-this section and shall seek any federal approval necessary. The 8
24+Section 1. (Effective from passage) On and after July 1, 2019, no nurse-1
25+midwife, licensed pursuant to chapter 377 of the general statutes, shall 2
26+receive a lower Medicaid reimbursement rate than any obstetrician-3
27+gynecologist, licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the general statutes, 4
28+for performing the same service or procedure as such obstetrician-5
29+gynecologist. The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt or 6
30+amend regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this 7
31+section and shall seek any federal approval necessary. The 8
2332 commissioner may implement policies and procedures in advance of 9
2433 regulations adopted pursuant to this section, provided such policies 10
2534 and procedures are published on the eRegulations System in advance 11
2635 of such implementation. 12
2736 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
2837 sections:
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32-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
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46+Statement of Purpose:
47+To ensure parity in Medicaid payment for nurse-midwives and
48+obstetrician-gynecologists who perform the same services.
49+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
50+except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
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