Researcher: MF Page 1 4/1/25
OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1470
AN ACT CONCERNING TWICE ANNUAL REPORTING BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
SERVICES.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the frequency and duration of the Department of
Social Services’s (DSS) required report on a program to provide
Medicaid reimbursement to certified community health workers
(CHW). The bill requires DSS to submit the report twice annually (every
six months) rather than annually. The bill also removes a sunset
provision that, under current law, would have stopped this reporting
once the program was fully implemented.
By law, DSS must submit the reports to the Medical Assistance
Program Oversight Council and the Human Services Committee. The
report must contain an update on the program’s design including an (1)
analysis of program elements designed to ensure access to CHW
services, promote workforce growth, and avert the risk of creating
financial incentives for other providers to limit access to CHWs; and (2)
evaluation of any program impact on health outcomes and health
equity. The bill requires the report to also include an update on program
implementation.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Human Services Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 20 Nay 2 (03/13/2025)