LCO 1 of 2
General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1483
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PATIENT -CENTERED MEDICAL HOME -
PLUS PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) 1
"federally qualified health center" has the same meaning as provided in 2
42 USC 1395x(aa)(4), as amended from time to time, and (2) "Patient-3
Centered Medical Home-Plus program" means a person-centered 4
medical program, administered by the Department of Social Services, 5
that provides comprehensive and coordinated care to HUSKY Health 6
program members under a shared savings model that provides half of 7
savings achieved to health care providers who provide quality care at 8
reduced costs. 9
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall pay to a federally 10
qualified health center participating in the Patient-Centered Medical 11
Home-Plus program an amount equal to the amount such center was 12
due under the program in November 2024 and December 2024. The 13
commissioner shall not make shared savings payments under the 14
Patient-Centered Medical Home-Plus program until such time as the 15
arrearage of such payments to a federally qualified health center is 16
rectified. 17 Substitute Bill No. 1483
LCO 2 of 2
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Subsec. (a)(2) was redrafted for clarity.
HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO