OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5677
AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8431
File Copy No.: 427
House Calendar No.: 319
Primary Analyst: ES 5/18/21
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Social Services, Dept. GF - Cost See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the language in the underlying bill and the
associated impact.
The amendment results in a cost to the Department of Social
Services (DSS) associated with establishing Medicaid coverage for
community violence prevention services for certain Medicaid
beneficiaries, to the extent allowed under federal law. The cost is
dependent on the utilization of such services by eligible individuals
and the associated rate established. The amendment specifies these
provisions only be implemented if federal matching funds are
available.
The amendment requires DSS to begin coverage no later than July 1,
2022.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the 2021HB-05677-R00LCO08431-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety
of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.