Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1416
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1416
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 4784
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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	13	+	Introduced by:
	14	+	(HS)
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10		-	AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF LONG -TERM CARE
11		-	OPTIONS FOR MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.
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	19	+	AN ACT EXPANDING LONG -TERM CARE OPTIONS FOR MEDICAID
	20	+	BENEFICIARIES.
12	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	22		Assembly convened:
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15	24		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17b-369 of the general statutes is 1
16	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
17	26		passage): 3
18	27		(c) (1) The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a strategic 4
19	28		plan, consistent with the long-term care plan established pursuant to 5
20	29		section 17b-337, as amended by this act, to rebalance Medicaid long-6
21	30		term care supports and services, including, but not limited to, those 7
22	31		supports and services provided in home, community-based settings and 8
23	32		institutional settings. The commissioner shall include home, 9
24	33		community-based and institutional providers in the development of the 10
25	34		strategic plan. In developing the strategic plan the commissioner shall 11
26	35		consider topics that include, but are not limited to: [(1)] (A) Regional 12
27	36		trends concerning the state's aging population; [(2)] (B) trends in the 13
28	37		demand for home, community-based and institutional services; [(3)] (C) 14
29	38		gaps in the provision of home and community-based services which 15
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 1416
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	43	+	LCO No. 4784 2 of 3
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30	45		prevent community placements; [(4)] (D) gaps in the provision of 16
31	46		institutional care; [(5)] (E) the quality of care provided by home, 17
32	47		community-based and institutional providers; [(6)] (F) the condition of 18
33	48		institutional buildings; [(7)] (G) the state's regional supply of 19
34		-	institutional beds; [(8)] (H) the current rate structure applicable to home, 20 Substitute Bill No. 1416
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	49	+	institutional beds; [(8)] (H) the current rate structure applicable to home, 20
39	50		community-based and institutional services; [(9)] (I) the methods of 21
40	51		implementing adjustments to the bed capacity of individual nursing 22
41	52		facilities; and [(10)] (J) a review of the provisions of subsection (a) of 23
42	53		section 17b-354. 24
43	54		(2) On and after July 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Social Services shall 25
44	55		rebalance the strategic plan for Medicaid long-term care supports and 26
45	56		services to increase opportunities for Medicaid beneficiaries to receive 27
46		-	care in a home or community-based setting. The rebalanced ~~strategic~~ 28
47		-	~~plan shall~~ include, but need not be limited to, (A) increased outreach by 29
48		-	~~the~~ Department of Social Services to Medicaid beneficiaries who may be 30
	57	+	care in a home or community-based setting. The rebalanced plan shall 28
	58	+	include, but need not be limited to, (A) increased outreach by the 29
	59	+	Department of Social Services to Medicaid beneficiaries who may be 30
49	60		eligible for the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly, 31
50		-	established pursuant to section 17b-342, and Medicaid waiver programs 32
51		-	that provide home or community-based care, and (B) assistance 33
	61	+	established pursuant to section 17b-342 and Medicaid waiver programs 32
	62	+	that provide home and community-based care, and (B) assistance 33
52	63		provided by the department to such beneficiaries in completing 34
53	64		applications for such programs. 35
54	65		Sec. 2. Section 17b-337 of the general statutes is amended by adding 36
55	66		subsection (g) as follows (Effective from passage): 37
56	67		(NEW) (g) The Long-Term Care Planning Committee shall study 38
57	68		systems and methods to expand long-term care options for Medicaid 39
58		-	beneficiaries, including, but not limited to, allowing more ~~beneficiaries~~ 40
59		-	to receive care at home or in a community-based setting rather than in 41
	69	+	beneficiaries, including, but not limited to, allowing more persons to 40
	70	+	receive care at home or in a community-based setting rather than in 41
60	71		skilled nursing facilities. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Long-42
61	72		Term Care Planning Committee shall submit a report, in accordance 43
62	73		with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of 44
63	74		the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, 45
64	75		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human services and 46
65	76		public health on the study and any recommendations for appropriations 47
	77	+	Raised Bill No. 1416
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66	83		or legislation necessary to expand long-term care options for Medicaid 48
67	84		beneficiaries. The report shall include any estimated savings to the state 49
68		-	related to reducing care in skilled nursing facilities as a result of 50
69		-	increasing options for care at home or in a community-based setting. 51 Substitute Bill No. 1416
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	85	+	related to reducing care in skilled nursing facilities in favor of care at 50
	86	+	home or in a community-based setting. 51
74	87		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
75	88		sections:
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77	90		Section 1 from passage 17b-369(c)
78	91		Sec. 2 from passage 17b-337(g)
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80		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
81		-	The title was changed, in Section 1(c)(2), "rebalanced plan" was changed
82		-	to "rebalanced strategic plan" and "home and community-based" was
83		-	changed to "home or community-based" for internal consistency, and in
84		-	Section 2(g), "persons" was changed to "beneficiaries" and the last
85		-	sentence was redrafted for clarity and consistency.
	93	+	Statement of Purpose:
	94	+	To expand long-term care options for Medicaid beneficiaries.
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87		-	HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	96	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	97	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	98	+	underlined.]
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