Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06518 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6518
7	7	January Session, 2021
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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 PROVIDING MED ICAID COVERAGE FOR C ERTIFIED
21	21	DIETITIAN-NUTRITIONISTS.
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. Section 17b-28e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	26	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
27	27	(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid 3
28	28	state plan to include, on and after January 1, 2009, hospice services as 4
29	29	optional services covered under the Medicaid program. Said state plan 5
30	30	amendment shall supersede any regulations of Connecticut state 6
31	31	agencies concerning such optional services. Hospice services covered 7
32	32	under the Medicaid program for individuals who are residents in long-8
33	33	term care facilities shall be paid at a rate that is ninety-five per cent of 9
34	34	the facility's per diem rate. 10
35	35	(b) Not later than October 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Social 11
36	36	Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to include podiatry as an 12
37	37	optional service under the Medicaid program. 13
38	38	(c) Not later than October 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Social 14 Raised Bill No. 6518
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42	42	LCO No. 3826 2 of 3
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44	44	Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to include services 15
45	45	provided by the following licensed behavioral health clinicians in 16
46	46	independent practice to Medicaid recipients who are twenty-one years 17
47	47	of age or older: (1) Psychologists licensed under chapter 383, (2) clinical 18
48	48	social workers licensed under subsection (c) or (e) of section 20-195n, (3) 19
49	49	alcohol and drug counselors licensed under section 20-74s, (4) 20
50	50	professional counselors licensed under sections 20-195cc and 20-195dd, 21
51	51	and (5) marital and family therapists licensed under section 20-195c. The 22
52	52	commissioner shall include such services as optional services covered 23
53	53	under the Medicaid program and provide direct Medicaid 24
54	54	reimbursements to such licensed behavioral health clinicians who are 25
55	55	enrolled as Medicaid providers and who treat such Medicaid recipients 26
56	56	in independent practice settings. [The commissioner may implement 27
57	57	policies and procedures necessary to implement this subsection in 28
58	58	advance of regulations, provided the commissioner prints notice of 29
59	59	intent to adopt the regulations in accordance with section 17b-10 not 30
60	60	later than twenty days after the date of implementation of such policies 31
61	61	and procedures. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the 32
62	62	time final regulations are adopted.] 33
63	63	(d) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Social 34
64	64	Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to include a service 35
65	65	provided by a dietitian-nutritionist certified pursuant to section 20-206n 36
66	66	as an optional service under the Medicaid program. 37
67	67	(e) The Commissioner of Social Services may implement policies 38
68	68	necessary to implement the provisions of this section while in the 39
69	69	process of adopting such policies in regulation form, provided the 40
70	70	commissioner posts notice of such policies on the eRegulations System 41
71	71	in accordance with section 17b-10. Such policies shall be valid until the 42
72	72	time final regulations are adopted. 43
73	73	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
74	74	sections:
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76	76	Section 1 July 1, 2021 17b-28e
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83	83	Statement of Purpose:
84	84	To help Medicaid beneficiaries avoid the consequences of malnutrition
85	85	by authorizing Medicaid coverage for the services of certified dietitian-
86	86	nutritionists.
87	87	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
88	88	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
89	89	underlined.]
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