Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05307 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5307
7	7	February Session, 2020
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11	11	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING DE PARTMENT OF SOCIAL S ERVICES'
21	21	PAYMENT SUSPENSIONS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17b-99 of the general statutes is 1
26	26	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
27	27	2020): 3
28	28	(c) The Department of Social Services shall distribute to all vendors 4
29	29	who are providers in the medical assistance program a copy of the rules, 5
30	30	regulations, standards and laws governing the program. The 6
31	31	Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt by regulation in [the 7
32	32	manner provided for in] accordance with sections 4-166 to 4-176, 8
33	33	inclusive, administrative sanctions against public assistance providers, 9
34	34	[in the Medicare program or Medicaid program or aid to families with 10
35	35	dependent children program or state-funded child care program or 11
36	36	state-administered general assistance program or temporary family 12
37	37	assistance program or state supplement to the federal Supplemental 13
38	38	Security Income Program] including, but not limited to, suspension 14
39	39	from the program, for any violations of the rules, regulations, standards 15 Raised Bill No. 5307
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45	45	or law. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the 16
46	46	provisions of chapter 54 to provide for the withholding of payments 17
47	47	currently due in order to offset money previously obtained as the result 18
48	48	of error or fraud provided payments shall not be withheld unless the 19
49	49	provider is given the opportunity for a hearing pursuant to regulations 20
50	50	adopted by the commissioner under this section for administrative 21
51	51	sanctions. No suspension from the program, including a payment 22
52	52	suspension pursuant to federal law, that imposes or increases the 23
53	53	amount withheld by the commissioner from payments to a provider 24
54	54	shall be imposed until after a decision by a hearing officer. The 25
55	55	department shall notify the proper professional society and licensing 26
56	56	agency of any violations of this section. For purposes of this subsection, 27
57	57	"public assistance" means the following programs: Medicare, Medicaid, 28
58	58	state-funded child care, state-administered general assistance, 29
59	59	temporary family assistance or the state supplement to the federal 30
60	60	Supplemental Security Income program. 31
61	61	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
62	62	sections:
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64	64	Section 1 July 1, 2020 17b-99(c)
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66	66	Statement of Purpose:
67	67	To give providers of social services due process protections before
68	68	payment is suspended by the Department of Social Services.
69	69	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
70	70	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
71	71	underlined.]
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