Connecticut 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00432 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 432
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 432
6	6		February Session, 2024
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	20		AN ACT CONCERNING STATE CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT
11	21		HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS.
12	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	23		Assembly convened:
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15	25		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section and 1
16	26		section 2 of this act, (1) "nonprofit human services provider" means a 2
17	27		nonprofit entity that contracts with the state to provide health and 3
18	28		human services that may include, but need not be limited to: (A) 4
19	29		Services for persons with a physical disability, (B) services for persons 5
20	30		with intellectual disability or developmental disabilities, including, but 6
21	31		not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, and (C) behavioral health 7
22	32		services; and (2) "purchase of service contract" and "state agency" have 8
23	33		the same meanings as provided in section 4-70b of the general statutes. 9
24	34		(b) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 10
25	35		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, in consultation 11
26	36		with representatives of nonprofit human services providers, complete a 12
27	37		review of the state's purchase of service contracts with nonprofit human 13
28		-	services providers to determine whether the rates such providers are 14
	38	+	services providers to determine whether the rates such providers are 14 Raised Bill No. 432
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29	44		paid to deliver health and human services pursuant to such contracts 15
30	45		adequately compensate such providers for providing the level of 16
31	46		services expected by the state agency contracting with such provider. 17
32	47		(c) Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 18
33		-	secretary shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 19 Substitute Bill No. 432
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	48	+	secretary shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 19
38	49		section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of 20
39	50		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human 21
40	51		services, government administration and appropriations and the 22
41	52		budgets of state agencies. Such report shall include (1) a summary of the 23
42	53		results of the review conducted under subsection (b) of this section, (2) 24
43	54		any applicable recommendations concerning requiring contracting state 25
44	55		agencies to reduce contractual expectations if those expectations are not 26
45	56		adequately funded by the contract, and (3) any recommended 27
46	57		legislation necessary to implement such recommendations. 28
47	58		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, 29
48	59		and triennially thereafter, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 30
49	60		Management shall conduct a review of any reports that nonprofit 31
50	61		human services providers are required to file with various state 32
51	62		agencies. Such review shall include, but not be limited to, looking at the 33
52	63		number of reports that are required to be filed, the amount of 34
53	64		overlapping information in such reports, the time and resources needed 35
54	65		for providers to prepare and file the reports, the reasons for requiring 36
55	66		such reports and an analysis of how the reports are utilized by the state 37
56	67		agency receiving such reports. State agencies and nonprofit human 38
57	68		services providers shall provide any information requested by the 39
58	69		secretary for purposes of such review. 40
59	70		(b) The secretary shall eliminate or consolidate any reporting 41
60	71		required by a state agency that the secretary identifies under subsection 42
61	72		(a) of this section as unduly burdensome or duplicative, unless such 43
62	73		reporting is (1) necessary to prevent fraud or misuse of funds, (2) 44
63	74		prescribed under federal law or regulation for the use of federal funds, 45
64		-	or (3) required under any provision of state law. 46
65		-	(c) Not later than February 1, 2025, and triennially thereafter, the 47
	75	+	or (3) required under any provision of state law. 46 Raised Bill No. 432
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	81	+	(c) Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 47
66	82		secretary shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 48
67	83		section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of 49
68	84		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human 50
69	85		services, government administration and appropriations and the 51
70		-	budgets of state agencies. Such report shall include a summary of the 52 Substitute Bill No. 432
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	86	+	budgets of state agencies. Such report shall include a summary of the 52
75	87		results of the review conducted under subsection (a) of this section, any 53
76	88		reporting eliminated or consolidated under subsection (a) of this section 54
77	89		and any recommendations for any legislation necessary to eliminate 55
78	90		burdensome or duplicative reporting requirements required under state 56
79	91		law. 57
80	92		Sec. 3. Subsection (d) of section 4-70b of the general statutes is 58
81	93		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 59
82	94		2024): 60
83	95		(d) The secretary shall establish uniform policies and procedures for 61
84	96		obtaining, managing and evaluating the quality and cost effectiveness 62
85	97		of direct health and human services purchased from a private provider 63
86	98		organization or municipality. Such policies and procedures shall 64
87	99		include, but not be limited to, a requirement that a private provider 65
88	100		organization receive payment for any services provided pursuant to a 66
89	101		purchase of service contract not later than thirty days after delivery of 67
90	102		such services. The secretary shall require all state agencies which 68
91	103		purchase direct health and human services to comply with such policies 69
92	104		and procedures. 70
93	105		Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 71
94	106		Management, in consultation with the State Comptroller, shall (1) 72
95	107		conduct a review of the CORE-CT system to detect inefficiencies, in 73
96	108		particular accessibility issues or financial reporting inefficiencies, 74
97	109		concerning the use of said system by nonprofit private provider 75
98	110		organizations that provide health and human services to residents of 76
99	111		this state pursuant to contracts with state agencies, and (2) update any 77
100	112		features of the CORE-CT system that are identified pursuant to such 78
101		-	review as outdated. 79
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102	119		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
103	120		sections:
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105	122		Section 1 from passage New section
106	123		Sec. 2 from passage New section
107		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 4-70b(d) Substitute Bill No. 432
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	124	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 4-70b(d)
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114		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
115		-	In Section 2(c), "annually" was changed to "triennially" for consistency.
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117		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	127	+	Statement of Purpose:
	128	+	To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to
	129	+	conduct reviews of the level of services and reporting requirements of
	130	+	nonprofit human services providers and of updates needed to CORE-
	131	+	CT to eliminate inefficiencies and to require prompt payment of such
	132	+	providers.
	133	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	134	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	135	+	underlined.]
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