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 Section 17b-28e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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