Title 17b, Title 17b: Social Services

Sec. 17b-256. (Formerly Sec. 17-314m). Prescription drug and insurance assistance program for persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus. Annual report. Enrollment in Medicare Part D. Section 17b-256 is repealed, effective July 1, 2019. (June …

Sec. 17b-256d. State medical assistance program. Use of federally-qualified community health centers. Section 17b-256d is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 20, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 62; June 30 Sp. S…

Sec. 17b-256e. Reports re potential participants in affordable pharmaceutical drug program. Section 17b-256e is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (P.A. 03-166, S. 2; P.A. 05-272, S. 45.)

Sec. 17b-256f. Eligibility for Medicare savings programs. Regulations. The Commissioner of Social Services shall increase income disregards used to determine eligibility by the Department of Social Services for the federal Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, the Specified Low-Income …

Sec. 17b-257a. Qualified alien eligibility for Medicaid. Medical assistance for certain qualified alien children and pregnant women. (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public Law 104-193, admitted into the United States prior to August 22, 1996, shall be eligible …

Sec. 17b-257b. Alien eligibility for state medical assistance. Regulations. (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public Law 104-193, admitted into the United States on or after August 22, 1996, other lawfully residing immigrant aliens or aliens who formerly held the…

Sec. 17b-257c. Payments to long-term care facilities for care of illegal immigrants admitted to acute care or psychiatric hospitals. Eligibility. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, after consultation with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services…

Sec. 17b-257d. Notice of terminating alien's state medical assistance. Not later than ten days prior to terminating state-funded medical assistance services for any person who is a qualified alien, other lawfully residing immigrant alien or alien who formerly held the status of p…

Sec. 17b-257e. Postpartum care for women without legal immigration status. Income eligibility. On or after April 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Social Services shall, within available appropriations, provide state-funded medical assistance for postpartum care for twelve months afte…

Sec. 17b-258. (Formerly Sec. 17-12jj). Health insurance assistance for unemployed persons. Section 17b-258 is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 43, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)

Sec. 17b-259. (Formerly Sec. 17-274). Medically necessary services. Section 17b-259 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev., S. 2586; 1959, P.A. 572, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 96; 1971, P.A. 187; P.A. 77-131; P.A. 81-214, S. 4; P.A. 83-575, S. 2, 10; P.A. 84-168, S. 3; …

Sec. 17b-259a. Imposition of cost sharing requirements on recipients of medical assistance. Exception. Section 17b-259a is repealed, effective August 20, 2003. (P.A. 95-351, S. 15, 30; P.A. 98-239, S. 22, 35; P.A. 03-2, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 96.)

Sec. 17b-259b. “Medically necessary” and “medical necessity” defined. Notice of denial of services. Regulations. (a) For purposes of the administration of the medical assistance programs by the Department of Social Services, “medically necessary” and “medical necessity” mean thos…

Sec. 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a). Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance. The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to take advantage of the medical assistance programs provided in Title XIX, entitled “Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs”, c…

Sec. 17b-260a. Medicaid-financed home and community-based programs for individuals with acquired brain injury. Advisory committee. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from federal law to establish a Medicaid-financed, home and community-based program for i…

Sec. 17b-260b. Home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquired brain injury and persons with intellectual disability. Amendments. The Commissioner of Social Services may amend the federal home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquire…

Sec. 17b-260c. Medicaid waiver to provide coverage for family planning services. Section 17b-260c is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 05-120, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 62; P.A. 10-26, S. 7; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)

Sec. 17b-260d. Home and community-based services waiver serving persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus. Section 17b-260d is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 63; P.A. 11-44, S. 93; P.A. 13-139, S. 6; 13-234,…

Sec. 17b-260e. Federal funding reductions. Requirements for state to offset Medicaid reductions for family planning services. The Commissioner of Social Services, in administering the state medical assistance program, may offset any federal funding reductions for providers or rec…

Sec. 17b-261. (Formerly Sec. 17-134b). Medicaid. Eligibility. Assets. Waiver from federal law. State-funded medical assistance for children regardless of immigration status. (a) Medical assistance shall be provided for any otherwise eligible person (1) whose income, including any…

Sec. 17b-261a. Transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the imposition of a penalty period. Return or partial return of asset. Regulations. (a) Any transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the imposition of a penalty period shall be presumed to be made with the intent, …

Sec. 17b-261b. Program eligibility determined by department. Spousal support. (a) The Department of Social Services shall be the sole agency to determine eligibility for assistance and services under programs operated and administered by said department. (b) Any person filing an …

Sec. 17b-261c. Medical assistance. Changes in circumstances. In no event shall an individual eligible for medical assistance under section 17b-261 be guaranteed eligibility for such assistance for six consecutive months without regard to changes in certain circumstances that woul…

Sec. 17b-261d. Disease management initiative. Implementation. Annual report. The Commissioner of Social Services may design and implement a care enhancement and disease management initiative, if such initiative is determined to be cost effective by the commissioner. The initiativ…

Sec. 17b-261e. Mobile field hospital: HUSKY Health program coverage. The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide coverage for isolation care and emergency services provided by the state's mobile field hospital to persons participating in the HUSKY Health program under this …

Sec. 17b-261f. Mobile field hospital account. There is established a mobile field hospital account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Moneys in the account shall be used by the Department of Social Services to fund the operations of the mobile …

Sec. 17b-261g. Reimbursement under Medicaid program for certain therapy services provided to children by home health care agencies. To the extent permitted by federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall provide reimbursement under the Medicaid program to children for p…

Sec. 17b-261h. Enrollment of HUSKY A recipients in available employer-sponsored private health insurance. Waiver from federal law. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, if required, seek a waiver from federal law for the purpose of enhancing the enrollment o…

Sec. 17b-261i. Administrative services for Medicaid recipients. Regulations. Section 17b-261i is repealed, effective June 19, 2015. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 60; P.A. 10-179, S. 77; P.A. 11-44, S. 170; P.A. 15-69, S. 45.)

Sec. 17b-261j. Easy Breathing model in HUSKY Health program. The Commissioner of Social Services may require utilization of the Easy Breathing model in the HUSKY Health program. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 75; P.A. 15-69, S. 21.) History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective Oc…

Sec. 17b-261k. Protected amount for the community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid applicant. Regulations. Section 17b-261k is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 10-73, S. 1; P.A. 11-44, S. 178.)

Sec. 17b-261l. Treatment of reverse annuity mortgage loan proceeds under Medicaid. Regulations. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to require that funds derived from equity in home property through a reverse annuity mortgage loan or other home…

Sec. 17b-261m. Administrative services organization. Contract for services. Establishment of rates. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may contract with one or more administrative services organizations to provide care coordination, utilization management, disease management…

Sec. 17b-261n. Coverage for low-income adults under Medicaid program. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to establish alternative benefit package. Waiver application re eligibility and coverage. Regulations. Section 17b-261n is repealed, effective January 1, 2014. (June Sp. Sess. P…

Sec. 17b-261o. Imposition of penalty period when undue hardship exists. Exception. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner of Social Services shall not impose a penalty period pursuant to subsection (a) of section 17b-261 or subsection (a) of se…

Sec. 17b-261p. Notice re determination of penalty period. Filing claim of undue hardship. Nursing home involvement. (a) As used in this section and section 17b-261o, “applicant” means an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance pursuant to section 17b-261. (b) If the Comm…

Sec. 17b-261q. Action by nursing home facility to collect debt for unpaid care provided during penalty period. (a) For purposes of this section and sections 17b-261r and 17b-261s, (1) “nursing home facility” means a chronic and convalescent nursing home and a rest home with nursi…

Sec. 17b-261r. Determination of applied income. Notice. Action by nursing home facility to recover applied income. (a) For purposes of this section, “applied income” means the income of a recipient of medical assistance, pursuant to section 17b-261, that is required, after the ex…

Sec. 17b-261s. Copy of complaint, judgment or decree to be mailed in action by nursing home facility. Upon commencement of any action brought under section 17b-261q or 17b-261r, a nursing home facility shall mail a copy of the complaint to the Attorney General and the Commissione…

Sec. 17b-261t. Contents of Medicaid benefits cards. Section 17b-261t is repealed, effective July 2, 2015. (P.A. 14-62, S. 2; P.A. 15-165, S. 3.)

Sec. 17b-261u. Alternate coverage after loss of Medicaid eligibility for parent or needy caretaker relative. Review. Quarterly reports. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall review whether a parent or needy caretaker relative, who qualifies for Medicaid coverage under Sec…

Sec. 17b-261v. Parent or needy caretaker relative. Review of Medicaid coverage options. The Commissioner of Social Services shall review whether a parent or needy caretaker relative, who qualifies for Medicaid coverage under Section 1931 of the Social Security Act and is no longe…

Sec. 17b-261w. Prior authorization, utilization review criteria for medical assistance. Waivers. Suspensions. Notice requirements. The Commissioner of Social Services may waive or suspend, in whole or in part, to the extent the commissioner deems necessary, any prior authorizatio…

Sec. 17b-261x. Minimum protected resource allowance for community spouse of institutionalized Medicaid recipient. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Institutionalized spouse” has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 1396r-5(h)(1); (2) “Community spouse” has the same meaning…

Sec. 17b-261y. Department to compile annual data on denial of Medicaid eligibility in any matter in which Probate Court issued order or decree re assets or income affecting Medicaid eligibility. The Department of Social Services shall compile annual data concerning the denial of …

Sec. 17b-262. (Formerly Sec. 17-134d). Regulations. Admissions to nursing home facilities. The Commissioner of Social Services may make such regulations as are necessary to administer the medical assistance program. Such regulations shall include provisions requiring the Departme…