Title 17b, Title 17b: Social Services

Sec. 17b-340a. Determination of resident day user fee in an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. (a) For purposes of this section and section 17b-340b: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue Services; (2) “Department” means the …

Sec. 17b-340b. Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. User fee. On or before July 1, 2011, and on or before July first annually or biennially and prior to July 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Social Services shall determine the amount of the use…

Sec. 17b-340c. Advance payments to nursing facilities. Recovery of payments. Execution of security agreements by commissioner. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, upon the request of a nursing facility providing services eligible for payment under the medical assistance …

Sec. 17b-340d. Acuity-based methodology for Medicaid reimbursement of nursing home services. Regulations. Rate of inflation calculation. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement an acuity-based methodology for Medicaid reimbursement of nursing home services effecti…

Sec. 17b-340e. Rate increases for nursing home employee wage enhancements. Penalties for failure to apply rate increases to wage enhancements. (a) In addition to any applicable recoupment or rate decrease pursuant to any other provision of the general statutes, a nursing home fac…

Sec. 17b-340f. Narrative summaries of expenditures by nursing home facilities. (a) Beginning with the cost report year ending on September 30, 2023, and annually thereafter, each nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-490, shall submit to the Commissioner of Social Serv…

Sec. 17b-340g. Medicaid nursing home rate setting process guidebook. The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a guidebook that includes, but need not be limited to, a glossary and plain language explanation of the terms relating to and a description of the Medicaid nursi…

Sec. 17b-341. (Formerly Sec. 17-314a). Self-pay rates regulated. Provider agreement. Rate adjustments. Appeals. (a)(1) As used in this section, “self-pay patient” means a patient who is not receiving state or municipal assistance to pay for the cost of care. (2) The Commissioner …

Sec. 17b-342. (Formerly Sec. 17-314b). Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly state-wide in order to prevent the institutionalization of elderly persons who (1) are …

Sec. 17b-342a. Pilot program to provide personal care assistance under the home-care program for the elderly. Section 17b-342a is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (P.A. 04-258, S. 40; P.A. 05-209, S. 3; P.A. 06-188, S. 9; P.A. 07-130, S. 9; P.A. 12-119, S. 9; 12-208, S. 8.)

Sec. 17b-342b. Waiver application re pilot program to provide personal care assistance under the home-care program for the elderly. Section 17b-342b is repealed, effective July 6, 2005. (P.A. 04-258, S. 41; P.A. 05-209, S. 5.)

Sec. 17b-343. (Formerly Sec. 17-314c). Rates of payment for home care services, transportation, mental health counseling and meals on wheels. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish annually the maximum allowable rate to be paid by agencies for homemaker services, cho…

Sec. 17b-343a. Payment of claims for home health services provided under Medicare and Medicaid. Liability. Sanctions. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the duration of a demonstration project established pursuant to 42 USC 1395b-1 for the purpose of i…

Secs. 17b-344 and 17b-345. (Formerly Secs. 17-314d and 17b-314e). Rates of payment to facilities for room, board and services. Self-pay rates in licensed chronic and convalescent nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision based on certain cost years. Sections 17b-344 a…

Sec. 17b-346. (Formerly Sec. 17-314f). Chronic and convalescent nursing facility: Title XIX Medicaid program participant. Provider agreement. (a) Effective October 1, 1991, every chronic and convalescent nursing home, except those restricted to use by patients with acquired immun…

Sec. 17b-347. (Formerly Sec. 17-314g). Termination of Medicaid provider agreements by nursing home facilities. Rates to be charged self-pay patients. (a) Any nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, which intends to decrease its services to persons who receive medica…

Sec. 17b-347e. Demonstration project for provision of subsidized assisted living services for persons residing in affordable housing. Memorandum of understanding. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Housing and the Connecticut Housin…

Sec. 17b-348. (Formerly Sec. 17-314h). Demonstration project: Skilled and intermediate nursing home care for persons with AIDS. Rate. Regulations. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the Department of Social …

Sec. 17b-349. (Formerly Sec. 17-314i). Adjustment of rates of payment to community health centers participating in Medicaid program. (a) The rates paid by the state to community health centers participating in the Medicaid program may be adjusted annually on the basis of the cost…

Sec. 17b-350. (Formerly Sec. 17-314n). Demonstration program for respite care in nursing homes for self-pay patients. The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall establish a demonstration program for respite care in nursing h…

Sec. 17b-351. (Formerly Sec. 19a-155a). Nursing homes. Increased bed capacity. Capital construction project. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17b-8 or 17b-9, any nursing home participating in the Title XVIII and Title XIX programs may, on a one-time basis, increase …

Sec. 17b-352. Petitions for closure, certificate of need for nursing home facilities; transfer of ownership or control; introduction of additional function or service; relocation of facility beds; termination or decrease of service. Requirements for notice and informational sessi…

Sec. 17b-353. Certificate of need; capital expenditures, application request requirements. Hearings. Exceptions to hearing requirements. Regulations. (a) Any facility, as defined in subsection (a) of section 17b-352, which proposes to incur (1) capital expenditures exceeding one …

Sec. 17b-354. Moratorium on requests for additional nursing home beds. Exceptions. Continuing care facility. Medicaid nursing facility bed relocation. Construction. Financing. Regulations. (a) The Department of Social Services shall not accept or approve any requests for addition…

Sec. 17b-354a. Judicial enforcement. The Superior Court on application of the Commissioner of Social Services or the Attorney General, may enforce, by appropriate decree or process any provision of section 17b-352, 17b-353 or 17b-354, respectively, or any act or any order of the …

Secs. 17b-354b and 17b-354c. Relocation of Medicaid certified nursing home beds. Conversion intermediate care facility beds to nursing home beds. Regulations. Sections 17b-354b and 17b-354c are repealed, effective October 31, 2017. (P.A. 98-250, S. 28, 39; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-…

Sec. 17b-355. Certificate of need for capital expenditures; transfer of ownership or control; criteria. In determining whether a request submitted pursuant to sections 17b-352 to 17b-354, inclusive, will be granted, modified or denied, the Commissioner of Social Services shall co…

Sec. 17b-356. Health care facility proposing to expand services by adding nursing home beds. Procedures. Any health care facility or institution, as defined in subsection (a) of section 19a-490, except a nursing home, rest home, residential care home or residential facility for p…

Sec. 17b-357. (Formerly Sec. 17-134v). Nursing facility: Compliance with federal law. Summary order. Temporary manager. Remedies. Regulations. Penalties. Hearing. (a) For purposes of this section and sections 17b-358 to 17b-360, inclusive, a “nursing facility” means a chronic and…

Sec. 17b-358. (Formerly Sec. 17-134w). Temporary manager: Powers and duties. Regulations. Certification. (a) Any temporary manager appointed pursuant to section 17b-357, shall operate under the authority and supervision of the Department of Social Services. A temporary manager sh…

Sec. 17b-359. (Formerly Sec. 17-134x). Nursing facility: Preadmission screening process in the case of mentally ill persons. Annual resident review. Appeal. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms “mentally ill” and “specialized services” shall be as defined in Subsections (e…

Sec. 17b-360. (Formerly Sec. 17-134y). Nursing facility: Preadmission screening process in the case of persons with intellectual disability or condition related thereto. Appeal. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms “intellectual disability”, “a condition related to intelle…

Sec. 17b-361. (Formerly Sec. 17-134hh). Payment for physicians' visits to Medicaid patients in nursing homes. The Commissioner of Social Services shall pay for a physician's visit to a patient who is a Medicaid recipient in a nursing home in accordance with federal law and regula…

Sec. 17b-362. (Formerly Sec. 17-134ii). Ten-day limit on first time maintenance drug prescription for Medicaid or ConnPACE recipient. Five-day supply of prescription drug may be requested for Medicaid patient. Section 17b-362 is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (P.A. 92-231, S. …

Sec. 17b-362a. Pharmacy review panel established. Section 17b-362a is repealed, effective August 20, 2003. (June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 134, 165; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2, S. 39, 53; P.A. 03-268, S. 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 96.)

Sec. 17b-363. Demonstration program for exploring methods of returning and dispensing prescription drugs which have been dispensed in long-term care facilities. Section 17b-363 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 95-160, S. 28, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; June 18 Sp. Se…

Sec. 17b-363a. Return of unused prescription drugs dispensed in long-term care facilities to vendor pharmacies. Requirements. Regulations. Fines. Annual list of drugs in program. (a) Each long-term care facility shall return to the vendor pharmacy which shall accept, for repackag…

Sec. 17b-363b. Reimbursement for pharmacy services for long-term care facilities. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, within available appropriations, provide reimbursement to pharmacies or pharmacists for services provided to residents in long-term care facilities, incl…

Sec. 17b-364. Demonstration program for providing specialized long-term care. Requests for proposals. (a) For purposes of this section, “specialized long-term care” means goal-oriented, comprehensive, inpatient care designed for a patient with an acute illness, injury or exacerba…

Sec. 17b-365. Assisted living services pilot program. Medicaid waiver program. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, within available appropriations, establish and operate a pilot program to allow individuals to receive assisted living services, provided by an assisted liv…

Sec. 17b-366. Assisted living services pilot program. State-funded program. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, within available appropriations, establish and operate a pilot program to allow individuals to receive assisted living services, provided by an assisted living…

Sec. 17b-367. Information on long-term care options. Web site. Section 17b-367 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 51; P.A. 07-155, S. 2; P.A. 10-32, S. 68; P.A. 13-125, S. 29.)

Sec. 17b-368. Pilot project for diagnosis, care and treatment of persons with chronic or geriatric mental conditions. On or before July 1, 2004, the Department of Social Services shall, within the limits of available Medicaid funding, implement a pilot project in Greater Hartford…

Sec. 17b-369. Money Follows the Person demonstration project. Reports. Strategic plan to rebalance Medicaid long-term care supports and services. Data collection system. Notice if resident is likely to become eligible for Medicaid. Waivers. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services…

Sec. 17b-370. Demonstration project to provide home and community-based long-term care services. Development of plan. Implementation. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a plan to establish and administer a demonstration project to provide home and community-bas…

Sec. 17b-371. Long-Term Care Reinvestment account. Report. Section 17b-371 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 08-180, S. 3; P.A. 09-1, S. 1, 2; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 84, 85; P.A. 11-44, S. 178.)