Connecticut 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05427 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5427
6	6	February Session, 2024
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10	10	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL
20	20	TRANSPORTATION.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-276 of the general statutes is 1
25	25	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
26	26	2024): 3
27	27	(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall identify geographic 4
28	28	areas of the state where competitive bidding for nonemergency 5
29	29	transportation services provided to medical assistance recipients to 6
30	30	access covered medical services would result in cost savings to the state. 7
31	31	For the identified areas, the Commissioner of Social Services, in 8
32	32	consultation with the Commis sioner of Transportation, the 9
33	33	Commissioner of Public Health and the Secretary of the Office of Policy 10
34	34	and Management, shall purchase such nonemergency transportation 11
35	35	services through a competitive bidding process. Any transportation 12
36	36	providers awarded a contract or subcontract for the direct provision of 13
37	37	such services shall meet state licensure or certification requirements and 14
38	38	the nonemergency transportation requirements established by the 15 Raised Bill No. 5427
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44	44	Department of Social Services, and shall provide the most cost effective 16
45	45	transportation service, provided any contractor awarded a contract 17
46	46	solely for coordinating such transportation services shall not be required 18
47	47	to meet such licensure or certification requirements and provided the 19
48	48	first such contracts for the purchase of such services shall not exceed one 20
49	49	year. Any drivers providing services under such contract shall at a 21
50	50	minimum have approval by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for 22
51	51	state endorsement requirements pursuant to section 14-44. Prior to 23
52	52	awarding a contract pursuant to this section, the Commissioner of Social 24
53	53	Services shall consider the effect of the contract on the emergency 25
54	54	ambulance primary service areas and volunteer ambulance services 26
55	55	affected by the contract. The commissioner may limit the geographic 27
56	56	areas to be served by a contractor and may limit the amount of services 28
57	57	to be performed by a contractor. The commissioner may operate one or 29
58	58	more pilot programs prior to state-wide operation of a competitive 30
59	59	bidding program for nonemergency transportation services. By 31
60	60	enrolling in the Medicaid program or participating in the competitively 32
61	61	bid contract for nonemergency transportation services, providers of 33
62	62	nonemergency transportation services agree to offer to recipients of 34
63	63	medical assistance all types or levels of transportation services for which 35
64	64	they are licensed or certified. Effective October 1, 1991, payment for such 36
65	65	services shall be made only for services provided to an eligible recipient 37
66	66	who is actually transported. A contract entered into pursuant to this 38
67	67	section may include services provided by another state agency. 39
68	68	Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a contract 40
69	69	entered into pursuant to this section shall establish the rates to be paid 41
70	70	for the transportation services provided under the contract. A contract 42
71	71	entered into pursuant to this section may include services provided by 43
72	72	another state agency and shall supersede any conflicting provisions of 44
73	73	the regulations of Connecticut state agencies pertaining to medical 45
74	74	transportation services. Any contractor awarded a contract for 46
75	75	coordinating nonemergency transportation services for medical 47
76	76	assistance recipients, who also coordinates transportation services for 48
77	77	nonmedical assistance recipients, shall disclose to any transportation 49
78	78	provider, with whom it subcontracts to provide nonemergency 50 Raised Bill No. 5427
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84	84	transportation services under this section, the source of payment at the 51
85	85	time the service is requested. 52
86	86	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
87	87	sections:
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89	89	Section 1 July 1, 2024 17b-276(a)
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91	91	Statement of Purpose:
92	92	To require drivers providing nonemergency medical transportation to
93	93	be licensed operators of motor vehicles used for passenger
94	94	transportation.
95	95	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
96	96	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
97	97	underlined.]
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