Title 17b — Title 17b: Social Services
21 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245b Federally qualified health centers. Reimbursement methodology in the Medicaid program.
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Sec. 17b-245b. Federally qualified health centers. Reimbursement methodology in the Medicaid program. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, consistent with federal law, reimburse federally qualified health centers on an all-inclusive encounter rate per client encounter b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245c Demonstration project to provide telemedicine to Medicaid recipients at federally qualified community health centers.
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Sec. 17b-245c. Demonstration project to provide telemedicine to Medicaid recipients at federally qualified community health centers. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Telemedicine” means the use of interactive audio, interactive video or interactive data communication in the deli…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245d Information to be provided by federally qualified health centers. Adjustment of encounter rates.
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Sec. 17b-245d. Information to be provided by federally qualified health centers. Adjustment of encounter rates. (a) On or before February 1, 2013, and on January first annually thereafter, each federally qualified health center shall file with the Department of Social Services th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245e Telehealth services provided under the Medicaid program. Report.
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Sec. 17b-245e. Telehealth services provided under the Medicaid program. Report. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Social Services; (2) “department” means the Department of Social Services; and (3) “telehealth” has the same meaning as p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245f Diabetes. Program to recommend federally-qualified health centers and other covered entities. Working group. Medicaid waiver. Report to General Assembly. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-245f. Diabetes. Program to recommend federally-qualified health centers and other covered entities. Working group. Medicaid waiver. Report to General Assembly. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Social Services…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245g Telehealth services under the Connecticut medical assistance program. Audio-only telehealth services. Coverage criteria. Reimbursement.
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Sec. 17b-245g. Telehealth services under the Connecticut medical assistance program. Audio-only telehealth services. Coverage criteria. Reimbursement. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Telehealth” means the mode of delivering health care or other health services via information a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-246 (Formerly Sec. 17-313d). Rates to include reimbursement for reasonable costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements.
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Sec. 17b-246. (Formerly Sec. 17-313d). Rates to include reimbursement for reasonable costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements. For purposes of establishing rates to be paid by the state (1) to private facilities which provide functional, vocational services or residenti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-247 (Formerly Sec. 17-314l). Contracts for stock and standard durable medical equipment. Payment of laboratory services.
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Sec. 17b-247. (Formerly Sec. 17-314l). Contracts for stock and standard durable medical equipment. Payment of laboratory services. The Commissioner of Social Services shall, where feasible and cost effective, enter into contracts with suppliers of stock and standard durable medic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-248 (Formerly Sec. 17-316). Liability of home or institution having life care contract.
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Sec. 17b-248. (Formerly Sec. 17-316). Liability of home or institution having life care contract. No home or institution having a life care contract with any person therein shall be liable for the support of such person in a state humane institution if such home or institution is…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-249 (Formerly Sec. 17-317). Support of mentally ill persons accused of crime.
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Sec. 17b-249. (Formerly Sec. 17-317). Support of mentally ill persons accused of crime. Section 17b-249 is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (1949 Rev., S. 2664; 1953, S. 1501d; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 6; P.A. 85-506, S. 27, 32; P.A. 12-158, S. 2.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-25 (Formerly Sec. 17-576). Purchase or lease and management of property.
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Sec. 17b-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-576). Purchase or lease and management of property. The Commissioner of Social Services may obtain real and personal property with the approval of the Attorney General, by purchase or lease. The expense of obtaining and maintaining such property sha…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-250 (Formerly Sec. 17-318). Payment of hospital expense of inmate transferred from correctional institution.
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Sec. 17b-250. (Formerly Sec. 17-318). Payment of hospital expense of inmate transferred from correctional institution. When any person has been transferred from the Connecticut Correctional Institution, Somers, the York Correctional Institution, or its maximum security division, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-251 17b-251
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Sec. 17b-251. Transferred to Chapter 319l, Part IV, Sec. 17a-861.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-252 (Formerly Sec. 17-12q). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care.
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Sec. 17b-252. (Formerly Sec. 17-12q). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care. The Office of Policy and Management shall coordinate a program entitled the Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care whereby private insurance and Medicaid, or its successor program, funds shall b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-253 (Formerly Sec. 17-12r). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-253. (Formerly Sec. 17-12r). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan. Regulations. (a) The Department of Social Services shall seek appropriate amendments to its Medicaid regulations and state plan to allow protection…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-254 (Formerly Sec. 17-12s). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Foundation funds and federal approval. Report.
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Sec. 17b-254. (Formerly Sec. 17-12s). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Foundation funds and federal approval. Report. The Office of Policy and Management shall seek the foundation funds and federal approvals necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and secti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-255 (Formerly Sec. 17-12gg). Insurance assistance for people with AIDS. Managed care insurance program for persons with AIDS.
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Sec. 17b-255. (Formerly Sec. 17-12gg). Insurance assistance for people with AIDS. Managed care insurance program for persons with AIDS. Section 17b-255 is repealed, effective May 26, 2006. (P.A. 90-318; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 5, 63; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-269, S. 1;…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-256a to 17b-256c 17b-256a to 17b-256c
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Secs. 17b-256a to 17b-256c. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-256d State medical assistance program. Use of federally-qualified community health centers.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-256e Reports re potential participants in affordable pharmaceutical drug program.
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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.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-256f Eligibility for Medicare savings programs. Regulations.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257 (Formerly Sec. 17-12ii).
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Sec. 17b-257. (Formerly Sec. 17-12ii). Transferred to Chapter 319t, Sec. 17b-192.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257a Qualified alien eligibility for Medicaid. Medical assistance for certain qualified alien children and pregnant women.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257b Alien eligibility for state medical assistance. Regulations.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257c Payments to long-term care facilities for care of illegal immigrants admitted to acute care or psychiatric hospitals. Eligibility. Regulations.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257d Notice of terminating alien's state medical assistance.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-257e Postpartum care for women without legal immigration status. Income eligibility.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-258 (Formerly Sec. 17-12jj). Health insurance assistance for unemployed persons.
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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.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-259 (Formerly Sec. 17-274). Medically necessary services.
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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; …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-259a Imposition of cost sharing requirements on recipients of medical assistance. Exception.
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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.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-259b “Medically necessary” and “medical necessity” defined. Notice of denial of services. Regulations.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-25a Toll-free vendor fraud telephone line.
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Sec. 17b-25a. Toll-free vendor fraud telephone line. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide toll-free telephone access for a person to report vendor fraud in any program operated by the Department of Social Services. (b) The commissioner shall include a reference t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-25b Program for persons suffering from Huntington's disease.
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Sec. 17b-25b. Program for persons suffering from Huntington's disease. The Department of Social Services shall establish and administer a program of services for persons suffering from Huntington's disease. A clinic for such persons shall be geographically located so as to conven…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-26 (Formerly Sec. 17-577). Department designated as state agency responsible for implementation of social services block grants and community services block grants. Development of outreach program. Report.
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Sec. 17b-26. (Formerly Sec. 17-577). Department designated as state agency responsible for implementation of social services block grants and community services block grants. Development of outreach program. Report. (a) The Department of Social Services shall act as the single st…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260 (Formerly Sec. 17-134a). Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260a Medicaid-financed home and community-based programs for individuals with acquired brain injury. Advisory committee.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260b Home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquired brain injury and persons with intellectual disability. Amendments.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260c Medicaid waiver to provide coverage for family planning services.
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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.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260d Home and community-based services waiver serving persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus.
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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,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-260e Federal funding reductions. Requirements for state to offset Medicaid reductions for family planning services.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261 (Formerly Sec. 17-134b). Medicaid. Eligibility. Assets. Waiver from federal law. State-funded medical assistance for children regardless of immigration status.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261a Transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the imposition of a penalty period. Return or partial return of asset. Regulations.
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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, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261b Program eligibility determined by department. Spousal support.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261c Medical assistance. Changes in circumstances.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261d Disease management initiative. Implementation. Annual report.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261e Mobile field hospital: HUSKY Health program coverage.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261f Mobile field hospital account.
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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 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261g Reimbursement under Medicaid program for certain therapy services provided to children by home health care agencies.
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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…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261h Enrollment of HUSKY A recipients in available employer-sponsored private health insurance. Waiver from federal law. Regulations.
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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…