Title 17b — Title 17b: Social Services
21 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-197 (Formerly Sec. 17b-119). Denial or termination of aid under federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Notice of right to appeal.
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Sec. 17b-197. (Formerly Sec. 17b-119). Denial or termination of aid under federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Notice of right to appeal. If a recipient of state-administered general assistance or person receiving aid under both the Social Security Disability Income Prog…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-198 (Formerly Sec. 17b-78). Adoption of regulations concerning the state-administered general assistance program.
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Sec. 17b-198. (Formerly Sec. 17b-78). Adoption of regulations concerning the state-administered general assistance program. The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement policies and procedures necessary…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-199 Authority of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to cancel receivables associated with prior general assistance program.
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Sec. 17b-199. Authority of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to cancel receivables associated with prior general assistance program. At the request of the Commissioner of Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management is authorized to cancel …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-2 Programs administered by the Department of Social Services.
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Sec. 17b-2. Programs administered by the Department of Social Services. The Department of Social Services is designated as the state agency for the administration of (1) the Connecticut energy assistance program pursuant to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; (2) t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-20 (Formerly Sec. 17-574). Grants for pilot projects or demonstrations.
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Sec. 17b-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-574). Grants for pilot projects or demonstrations. The Commissioner of Social Services may provide grants to public or private agencies for pilot projects or demonstrations, or both, where the commissioner believes such projects or demonstrations ma…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-200 Memorandum of understanding re Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services management of behavioral health managed care program.
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Sec. 17b-200. Memorandum of understanding re Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services management of behavioral health managed care program. Section 17b-200 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 56; P.A. 11-44, S. 178.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-201 to 17b-219 17b-201 to 17b-219
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Secs. 17b-201 to 17b-219. Reserved for future use. Note: Chapter 319u is also reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-21 (Formerly Sec. 17-583). Civil legal services programs for indigent persons. Funding.
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Sec. 17b-21. (Formerly Sec. 17-583). Civil legal services programs for indigent persons. Funding. The Commissioner of Social Services shall, upon application of any private, nonprofit organization or agency which provides legal services, make grants, within available appropriatio…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-22 (Formerly Sec. 17-106). Agreements with other states.
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Sec. 17b-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-106). Agreements with other states. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states relative to provision of social services and aid to residents and nonresidents. (1949 Rev., S. 2914.) History: Sec. 17-106 trans…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-220 (Formerly Sec. 17-292g). Reimbursement of medical providers.
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Sec. 17b-220. (Formerly Sec. 17-292g). Reimbursement of medical providers. Section 17b-220 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (P.A. 86-415, S. 4, 10; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 16, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 12, 41; P.A. 95-351, S. 12, 30; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 9…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-221 (Formerly Sec. 17-292h). Regulations. Reimbursement of hospitals.
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Sec. 17b-221. (Formerly Sec. 17-292h). Regulations. Reimbursement of hospitals. Section 17b-221 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 86-415, S. 9, 10; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 04-76, S. 59.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-221a Revenue from Riverview Hospital to be used to pay Medicaid claims.
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Sec. 17b-221a. Revenue from Riverview Hospital to be used to pay Medicaid claims. Section 17b-221a is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-6, S. 12, 85; P.A. 10-179, S. 76; P.A. 12-82, S. 7; 12-119, S. 9.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-221b Federal matching funds for special-education-related services. Portion to be used for Medicaid claims.
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Sec. 17b-221b. Federal matching funds for special-education-related services. Portion to be used for Medicaid claims. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and each fiscal year thereafter, all federal matching funds received by the Department of Social Services for special-ed…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-222 (Formerly Sec. 17-294). “Humane institution” defined. Daily report.
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Sec. 17b-222. (Formerly Sec. 17-294). “Humane institution” defined. Daily report. As used in this section and sections 17b-223, 17b-228, 17b-229 and 17b-745, “state humane institution” or “humane institution” means state mental hospitals, community mental health centers, treatmen…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-223 (Formerly Sec. 17-295). Support in humane institutions.
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Sec. 17b-223. (Formerly Sec. 17-295). Support in humane institutions. (a) The Comptroller shall at least annually determine the cost per capita per diem for the support of persons in state humane institutions and furnish such itemized per capita cost to the Commissioner of Admini…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-224 (Formerly Sec. 17-295b). Liability of patient for per capita cost of care.
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Sec. 17b-224. (Formerly Sec. 17-295b). Liability of patient for per capita cost of care. A patient who is receiving or has received care in a state humane institution, his estate or both shall be liable to reimburse the state for any unpaid portion of per capita cost in accordanc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-225 (Formerly Sec. 17-295c). Availability of patient information to certain agencies.
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Sec. 17b-225. (Formerly Sec. 17-295c). Availability of patient information to certain agencies. (a) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Department of Social Services and the United States Department of Health and Human Services shall be entitled to rec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-226 (Formerly Sec. 17-295d). Consideration of the costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements.
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Sec. 17b-226. (Formerly Sec. 17-295d). Consideration of the costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements. The state shall take into consideration the costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements with certified collective bargaining agents or other agreements between e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-226a Provider billing rates for goods and services.
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Sec. 17b-226a. Provider billing rates for goods and services. A pharmacy provider enrolled in any medical assistance program administered by the Department of Social Services, when billing the department for a good or service, shall bill the department the lowest amount accepted …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-227 (Formerly Sec. 17-297). Payment for services in state humane institutions.
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Sec. 17b-227. (Formerly Sec. 17-297). Payment for services in state humane institutions. All bills for services provided to Medicaid recipients by state humane institutions, as defined in section 17b-222, may be paid by the Commissioner of Social Services to the state agency that…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-228 (Formerly Sec. 17-298). Court action by state to recover unpaid portion of charges. Limitation on recovery of charges from estate of deceased former humane institution patient.
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Sec. 17b-228. (Formerly Sec. 17-298). Court action by state to recover unpaid portion of charges. Limitation on recovery of charges from estate of deceased former humane institution patient. (a) When any person has been supported, wholly or in part, by the state in a humane insti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-229 (Formerly Sec. 17-299). Liability for prior charges.
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Sec. 17b-229. (Formerly Sec. 17-299). Liability for prior charges. (a) No relative of a patient in a state humane institution, nor the estate of such relative, shall be liable for any portion of the cost of support of any such patient in such institution for any period prior to J…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-23 (Formerly Sec. 17-572). Commissioner may contract with Commissioner of Children and Families re delivery of services to children.
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Sec. 17b-23. (Formerly Sec. 17-572). Commissioner may contract with Commissioner of Children and Families re delivery of services to children. Section 17b-23 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. (1971, P.A. 374, S. 1; P.A. 74-251, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 520, 521, 587, 608, 610; P.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-230 (Formerly Sec. 17-300). Claim of state on death of institution patient. Limitation on recovery.
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Sec. 17b-230. (Formerly Sec. 17-300). Claim of state on death of institution patient. Limitation on recovery. Upon the death of a patient or of a person who has, at any time, been a patient in a state humane institution, the state shall have a claim against his estate for reimbur…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-231 (Formerly Sec. 17-301). Refund for support of persons in state institutions.
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Sec. 17b-231. (Formerly Sec. 17-301). Refund for support of persons in state institutions. Claim for any sum due from the state as a refund for the support of any person in a state institution may be made by the person entitled thereto to the Commissioner of Administrative Servic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-232 (Formerly Sec. 17-306). Payment for board and care in boarding home, group home, chronic and convalescent hospital or other residential facility.
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Sec. 17b-232. (Formerly Sec. 17-306). Payment for board and care in boarding home, group home, chronic and convalescent hospital or other residential facility. The state, through the agency of the state-operated facility, as defined in section 17a-458, authorizing the transfer of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-233 (Formerly Sec. 17-307). Care of handicapped and other children at Newington Children's Hospital. Children with drug-related conditions not to be admitted.
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Sec. 17b-233. (Formerly Sec. 17-307). Care of handicapped and other children at Newington Children's Hospital. Children with drug-related conditions not to be admitted. Newington Children's Hospital may admit any child who is handicapped or afflicted with any pediatric illness up…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-234 and 17b-235 (Formerly Secs. 17-308 and 17-308a). State payment toward support of patients at Newington Children's Hospital. Payment of retroactive claims.
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Secs. 17b-234 and 17b-235. (Formerly Secs. 17-308 and 17-308a). State payment toward support of patients at Newington Children's Hospital. Payment of retroactive claims. Sections 17b-234 and 17b-235 are repealed, effective May 14, 2018. (June, 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 1441d; November…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-236 (Formerly Sec. 17-309). Admission of physically disabled children to The Children's Center.
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Sec. 17b-236. (Formerly Sec. 17-309). Admission of physically disabled children to The Children's Center. When there is found in any town in this state any child of sound mind who is physically disabled or who is afflicted with poliomyelitis or rheumatic fever, or any uncontagiou…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-237 (Formerly Sec. 17-310). State aid toward support of children at center.
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Sec. 17b-237. (Formerly Sec. 17-310). State aid toward support of children at center. The state shall pay annually toward the support of children who have been admitted to the center in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-236 twenty-five per cent of the operating expens…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-238 (Formerly Sec. 17-311). State payments to hospitals.
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Sec. 17b-238. (Formerly Sec. 17-311). State payments to hospitals. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish annually the cost of services for which payment is to be made under the provisions of section 17b-239. All hospitals receiving state aid shall submit their c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239 (Formerly Sec. 17-312). Payments to hospitals, emergency department physicians. Value-based methodologies. Readmission penalties. Compliance with federal law. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-239. (Formerly Sec. 17-312). Payments to hospitals, emergency department physicians. Value-based methodologies. Readmission penalties. Compliance with federal law. Regulations. (a) Medicaid rates paid to acute care hospitals, including children's hospitals, shall be base…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239a Payments to short-term general hospitals located in certain distressed municipalities and targeted investment communities with enterprise zones.
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Sec. 17b-239a. Payments to short-term general hospitals located in certain distressed municipalities and targeted investment communities with enterprise zones. The Department of Social Services may, within available funds, make payments to all short-term general hospitals located…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239b Chronic disease hospitals. Prior authorization procedures. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-239b. Chronic disease hospitals. Prior authorization procedures. Regulations. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish prior authorization procedures under the Medicaid program for admissions and lengths of stay in chronic disease hospitals. The Commissioner o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239c Interim disproportionate share payments to short-term general hospitals.
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Sec. 17b-239c. Interim disproportionate share payments to short-term general hospitals. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on and after July 1, 2011, the Department of Social Services may, within available appropriations, make interim quarterly medical ass…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239d Payments for outpatient hospital services.
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Sec. 17b-239d. Payments for outpatient hospital services. The Commissioner of Social Services may establish a fee schedule for the payment of any outpatient hospital services under the Medicaid program. (P.A. 11-44, S. 92.) History: P.A. 11-44 effective July 1, 2011.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-239e Hospital rate plan. Supplemental pools and payments. Quality measures.
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Sec. 17b-239e. Hospital rate plan. Supplemental pools and payments. Quality measures. (a) For the purposes of this section, “settlement agreement” has the same meaning as provided in section 12-263z. (b) Subject to federal approval, the Department of Social Services shall establi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-24 (Formerly Sec. 17-573). Contracts for comprehensive health care.
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Sec. 17b-24. (Formerly Sec. 17-573). Contracts for comprehensive health care. The Commissioner of Social Services may enter into contracts with an organized group which provides comprehensive health care on a prepayment or per capita basis. (1971, P.A. 421; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-240 (Formerly Sec. 17-312a). State payments to hospitals. Rates established by the Office of Health Care Access division of the Department of Public Health.
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Sec. 17b-240. (Formerly Sec. 17-312a). State payments to hospitals. Rates established by the Office of Health Care Access division of the Department of Public Health. Section 17b-240 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 78-250, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-257, S. 39, 58; P.A. 10-179, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-241 (Formerly Sec. 17-312b). Payments to mental health and substance abuse residential facilities and freestanding detoxification centers.
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Sec. 17b-241. (Formerly Sec. 17-312b). Payments to mental health and substance abuse residential facilities and freestanding detoxification centers. (a) Any rates established by the Commissioner of Social Services in effect February 1, 1991, for mental health and substance abuse …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-241a Payments to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for targeted case management services. Submission of expenditures for intensive care management.
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Sec. 17b-241a. Payments to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for targeted case management services. Submission of expenditures for intensive care management. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Social Services may reimbu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-241b Rate for private psychiatric residential treatment facilities.
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Sec. 17b-241b. Rate for private psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Section 17b-241b is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 14-217, S. 136; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-242 (Formerly Sec. 17-313). Payments to home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. Appeals. Hearings. Authorized practitioners. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-242. (Formerly Sec. 17-313). Payments to home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. Appeals. Hearings. Authorized practitioners. Regulations. (a) The Department of Social Services shall determine the rates to be paid to home health care agencies and home he…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-242a Prior authorization for Medicaid home health services, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-242a. Prior authorization for Medicaid home health services, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Regulations. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish prior authorization procedures under the Medicaid program for home health services, ph…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-242b Pilot program for ventilator-dependent Medicaid recipients receiving medical care at home.
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Sec. 17b-242b. Pilot program for ventilator-dependent Medicaid recipients receiving medical care at home. Section 17b-242b is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 12-91, S. 1; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-243 (Formerly Sec. 17-313a). Payments to rehabilitation centers.
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Sec. 17b-243. (Formerly Sec. 17-313a). Payments to rehabilitation centers. (a) The rate to be paid by the state to rehabilitation centers, including but not limited to, centers affiliated with the Easter Seal Society of Connecticut, Inc., for services to patients referred by any …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-244 (Formerly Sec. 17-313b). Payments to private facilities providing functional or vocational services for severely handicapped persons and payments for residential care. Establishment of rate. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-244. (Formerly Sec. 17-313b). Payments to private facilities providing functional or vocational services for severely handicapped persons and payments for residential care. Establishment of rate. Regulations. (a) The room and board component of the rates to be paid by th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-244a Rates for payment to residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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Sec. 17b-244a. Rates for payment to residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. In determining the service component of the rates to be paid by the state under sections 17b-244 and 17b-246 to private facilities and facilities operated by regional educat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245 (Formerly Sec. 17-313c). Payments to day care and vocational training programs sponsored by certain associations.
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Sec. 17b-245. (Formerly Sec. 17-313c). Payments to day care and vocational training programs sponsored by certain associations. (a) The rates to be paid by the state to the day care and vocational training programs sponsored by the associations affiliated with United Cerebral Pal…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245a Payments to federally qualified health centers.
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Sec. 17b-245a. Payments to federally qualified health centers. Section 17b-245a is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (P.A. 95-160, S. 67, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13; P.A. 12-119, S. 9.)