Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00899 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 4238 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 899
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 4238
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10	10	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING CH ILDREN WHO TRANSFER FROM HUSKY A
20	20	TO HUSKY B HEALTH CA RE COVERAGE.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) For purposes of this section, 1
25	25	"HUSKY A" and "HUSKY B" have the same meaning as provided in 2
26	26	section 17b-290 of the general statutes. The Commissioner of Social 3
27	27	Services shall establish a system to ensure a seamless transition for 4
28	28	children who transfer from HUSKY A to HUSKY B health care 5
29	29	coverage. Such system shall include: (1) Standard documentation 6
30	30	required for preauthorization and reauthorization of HUSKY B 7
31	31	services, (2) a fixed timeline for decisions by the commissioner on 8
32	32	requests for preauthorization and reauthorization of HUSKY B 9
33	33	services, (3) immediate notification to a provider including, but not 10
34	34	limited to, an occupational therapist or physical therapist, when a child 11
35	35	for whom he or she provides health care services transfers from 12
36	36	HUSKY A to HUSKY B health care coverage, (4) retroactive payments 13
37	37	under HUSKY A for a provider who performs medically necessary 14
38	38	services, as defined in section 17b-259b of the general statutes, in good 15
39	39	faith for a child who had been enrolled in HUSKY A until the provider 16 Raised Bill No. 899
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43	43	LCO No. 4238 2 of 2
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45	45	receives notice of the child's transfer from HUSKY A to HUSKY B, and 17
46	46	(5) timely payments to a provider of services to a child who transitions 18
47	47	from HUSKY A health care coverage to HUSKY B health care 19
48	48	coverage. 20
49	49	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
50	50	sections:
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52	52	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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54	54	Statement of Purpose:
55	55	To address challenges faced by occupational therapists, physical
56	56	therapists and other providers when a child patient transfers from
57	57	HUSKY A to HUSKY B health care coverage.
58	58	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
59	59	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
60	60	not underlined.]
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