LCO No. 1985 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6011 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1985 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. COOK, 65th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A DIRECT CARE PAYMENT RATIO IN NURSING HOME AND LONG -TERM CARE SERVICES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a minimum 1 percentage of Medicaid nursing home reimbursement to be spent by 2 nursing homes on direct care provided by nursing homes. 3 Statement of Purpose: To hold nursing homes accountable for the use of public funds by establishing a minimum percentage of Medicaid nursing home reimbursement to be spent by nursing homes on direct care provided by nursing homes.