Title 17b — Title 17b: Social Services
21 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-275 (Formerly Sec. 17-134r). Physician and pharmacy lock-in procedure.
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Sec. 17b-275. (Formerly Sec. 17-134r). Physician and pharmacy lock-in procedure. The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement, not later than October 1, 1984, a physician and pharmacy lock-in procedure to restrict the use of the health care delivery system by medical assis…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-276 (Formerly Sec. 17-134s). Competitive bidding process for nonemergency transportation services. Disclosure of payment source. Fee schedules.
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Sec. 17b-276. (Formerly Sec. 17-134s). Competitive bidding process for nonemergency transportation services. Disclosure of payment source. Fee schedules. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall identify geographic areas of the state where competitive bidding for nonemergenc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-276a Amendment to Medicaid state plan to reduce expenditures for Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation. Limitations.
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Sec. 17b-276a. Amendment to Medicaid state plan to reduce expenditures for Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation. Limitations. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on or before June 30, 2003, the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the S…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-276b Nonemergency medical transportation services. Prior authorization.
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Sec. 17b-276b. Nonemergency medical transportation services. Prior authorization. All brokers of nonemergency medical transportation services that are provided under contract with the Department of Social Services shall provide a decision on a request for prior authorization for …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-276c Payment for medically necessary mode of transportation service.
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Sec. 17b-276c. Payment for medically necessary mode of transportation service. The Commissioner of Social Services shall only authorize payment for the mode of transportation service that is medically necessary for a recipient of assistance under a medical assistance program admi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277 (Formerly Sec. 17-134u). Medicaid for pregnant women. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and newborn children. Postpartum care.
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Sec. 17b-277. (Formerly Sec. 17-134u). Medicaid for pregnant women. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and newborn children. Postpartum care. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide, in accordance with federal law and regulations, medical assistance…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277a Program to inform applicants to the Healthy Start program of services provided by the Connecticut Home Visiting System.
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Sec. 17b-277a. Program to inform applicants to the Healthy Start program of services provided by the Connecticut Home Visiting System. The Commissioners of Public Health, Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall jointly establish a program to inform applican…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277b Healthy Start program. Plan. Review.
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Sec. 17b-277b. Healthy Start program. Plan. Review. Section 17b-277b is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 13-234, S. 122; 13-247, S. 92; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 209.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277c Medicaid coverage for donor breast milk. Requirements. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-277c. Medicaid coverage for donor breast milk. Requirements. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent permissible under federal law, shall provide Medicaid coverage for medically necessary pasteurized donor breast milk provided: (1) A physician…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277d Medicaid payment for maternity services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-277d. Medicaid payment for maternity services. Regulations. (a) To the extent permissible under federal law and within available appropriations, as the single state Medicaid agency designated under sections 17b-2 and 17b-260, the Commissioner of Social Services may imple…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278 (Formerly Sec. 17-134z). Home leave absences for certain medical assistance recipients.
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Sec. 17b-278. (Formerly Sec. 17-134z). Home leave absences for certain medical assistance recipients. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the state's Medicaid plan to increase to thirty-six days per year the number of home leave absences allowed for a resident of an i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278a Coverage for treatment for smoking cessation.
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Sec. 17b-278a. Coverage for treatment for smoking cessation. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for treatment for smoking cessation. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-280a, such treatment may include coverage fo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278b Medical assistance for breast and cervical cancer.
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Sec. 17b-278b. Medical assistance for breast and cervical cancer. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide coverage under the Medicaid program in accordance with Public Law 106-354 to women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. The commissioner shall seek any fed…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278c Amendment to state Medicaid plan to provide mammogram examinations to certain women.
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Sec. 17b-278c. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to provide mammogram examinations to certain women. The Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for mammographic examinations for any woman eli…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278d Amendment to state Medicaid plan and state children's health insurance plan to provide neuropsychological testing for children diagnosed with cancer.
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Sec. 17b-278d. Amendment to state Medicaid plan and state children's health insurance plan to provide neuropsychological testing for children diagnosed with cancer. The Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall take such action as may be neces…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278e Amendment to state Medicaid plan to exclude payment for hospital-acquired conditions.
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Sec. 17b-278e. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to exclude payment for hospital-acquired conditions. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to indicate that approved inpatient hospital rates are not applicable to hospital-acquired conditions that …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278f Amendment to state Medicaid plan to provide treatment for tuberculosis.
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Sec. 17b-278f. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to provide treatment for tuberculosis. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for the treatment of tuberculosis for any eligible person to the extent permitted under federal law. …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278g Medical assistance for eyeglasses and contact lenses. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-278g. Medical assistance for eyeglasses and contact lenses. Regulations. (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, no payment shall be provided by the Department of Social Services under the Medicaid program for more than one pair of eyeglasses every two years, except …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278h Medical assistance for chiropractic services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-278h. Medical assistance for chiropractic services. Regulations. Section 17b-278h is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 520.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278i Medical assistance for customized wheelchairs. Definitions. Repairs. Refurbished equipment, parts and components. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-278i. Medical assistance for customized wheelchairs. Definitions. Repairs. Refurbished equipment, parts and components. Regulations. (a) As used in this section, (1) “customized wheelchair” means a wheelchair built, designed or outfitted for a Medicaid recipient with a p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278j Complex rehabilitation technology. Definitions. Report.
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Sec. 17b-278j. Complex rehabilitation technology. Definitions. Report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Complex rehabilitation technology” means products classified as durable medical equipment within the Medicare program as of January 1, 2013, that are individually configured a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278k Electronic transmission of prescriptions for durable medical equipment.
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Sec. 17b-278k. Electronic transmission of prescriptions for durable medical equipment. Not later than July 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Social Services shall accept electronic transmission of prescriptions for reimbursements under the medical assistance program for durable medica…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278l Medical assistance for obesity treatment, surgery. Definitions. State plan amendments.
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Sec. 17b-278l. Medical assistance for obesity treatment, surgery. Definitions. State plan amendments. (a)(1) As used in this section, “bariatric surgery” means surgical changes to the digestive system to help a patient with obesity to lose weight; (2) “Body mass index” means the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278m Medicaid coverage of biomarker testing. Definitions. Requirements for coverage. Appeals.
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Sec. 17b-278m. Medicaid coverage of biomarker testing. Definitions. Requirements for coverage. Appeals. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Biomarker” means a characteristic, including, but not limited to, a gene mutation or protein expression that can be objectively measured and e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278n Medicaid coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill infants. Data use restrictions. Medical necessity criteria.
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Sec. 17b-278n. Medicaid coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill infants. Data use restrictions. Medical necessity criteria. (a) As used in this section, (1) “rapid whole genome sequencing” means a test designed to diagnose genetic disorders in time to inform …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-279 (Formerly Sec. 17-134aa). Medicaid prescription drug utilization review. Erectile dysfunction drugs. Prior authorization requirement and coverage limitation. Report.
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Sec. 17b-279. (Formerly Sec. 17-134aa). Medicaid prescription drug utilization review. Erectile dysfunction drugs. Prior authorization requirement and coverage limitation. Report. The Commissioner of Social Services shall verify the propriety and reasonableness of payments to pro…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-27a John S. Martinez Fatherhood Initiative. Objectives. Reports. Funding. Grant program.
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Sec. 17b-27a. John S. Martinez Fatherhood Initiative. Objectives. Reports. Funding. Grant program. Section 17b-27a is repealed, effective May 27, 2022. (P.A. 03-258, S. 6; P.A. 09-175, S. 1; P.A. 22-138, S. 3.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-27b Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Definitions. Office established in Department of Social Services.
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Sec. 17b-27b. Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Definitions. Office established in Department of Social Services. (a) As used in this section and section 17b-27c, (1) “Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative”, or “CFI”, means an initiative that (A) promotes the positive involvement an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-27c Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Council. Establishment. Duties. Membership. Funding. Grants. Reporting.
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Sec. 17b-27c. Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Council. Establishment. Duties. Membership. Funding. Grants. Reporting. (a) There is established a CFI Council to approve the work of the CFI, including, but not limited to, implementation of CFI objectives through a strategic plan…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-28 Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight. Duties. Appointments. Standing subcommittee. Reports.
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Sec. 17b-28. Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight. Duties. Appointments. Standing subcommittee. Reports. (a) There is established a Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight which shall advise the Commissioner of Social Services on the planning and implementation…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-280 (Formerly Sec. 17-134bb). Reimbursement rate for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program.
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Sec. 17b-280. (Formerly Sec. 17-134bb). Reimbursement rate for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program. (a) Effective on and after April 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Social Services shall revise the reimbursement methodology and professional dispensing fees for covere…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-280a Payment for over-the-counter medications under medical assistance program. Exceptions.
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Sec. 17b-280a. Payment for over-the-counter medications under medical assistance program. Exceptions. No payment shall be made under a medical assistance program administered by the Department of Social Services for over-the-counter medications, except for (1) insulin and insulin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-280b Proposed revisions to reimbursement methodology for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program. Legislative review.
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Sec. 17b-280b. Proposed revisions to reimbursement methodology for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program. Legislative review. (a) On and after October 31, 2017, the Commissioner of Social Services shall submit any proposed revision to the reimbursement methodology a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-280c Methadone maintenance. Minimum rates. Increase for providers receiving lowest weekly rates of reimbursement.
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Sec. 17b-280c. Methadone maintenance. Minimum rates. Increase for providers receiving lowest weekly rates of reimbursement. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Methadone maintenance” means a chemical maintenance program under which an addiction to one drug, including, but not …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-281 (Formerly Sec. 17-134cc). Payment of oxygen products and services under medical assistance program.
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Sec. 17b-281. (Formerly Sec. 17-134cc). Payment of oxygen products and services under medical assistance program. Notwithstanding any provision of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, effective July 1, 1989, the state shall pay for oxygen products and services for Medic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-281a Procedure for preauthorization of purchase or rental of durable medical equipment.
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Sec. 17b-281a. Procedure for preauthorization of purchase or rental of durable medical equipment. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall extend the procedure in effect on October 1, 1998, for the preauthorization of the purchase or rental of new durable medical equipment a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-281b Used durable medical equipment. Payments to vendors or suppliers.
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Sec. 17b-281b. Used durable medical equipment. Payments to vendors or suppliers. The Commissioner of Social Services may authorize payment for used durable medical equipment to a vendor or supplier of durable medical equipment enrolled as a medical equipment, devices and supplies…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-281c Authority of commissioner to modify medical equipment fee schedules.
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Sec. 17b-281c. Authority of commissioner to modify medical equipment fee schedules. The Commissioner of Social Services may modify the state medical assistance durable medical equipment, medical surgical supply, oxygen, orthotic and prosthetic devices and hearing aid fee schedule…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282 (Formerly Sec. 17-134dd). Medical assistance for certain children and elderly and disabled persons.
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Sec. 17b-282. (Formerly Sec. 17-134dd). Medical assistance for certain children and elderly and disabled persons. On and after January 1, 1991, the Commissioner of Social Services may provide, in accordance with federal law and regulations and within available appropriations, med…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282a Coverage for in-patient dental services in certain instances involving children and developmentally disabled persons.
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Sec. 17b-282a. Coverage for in-patient dental services in certain instances involving children and developmentally disabled persons. The Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall amend the Medicaid state plan to provide coverage for general an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282b Implementation of state-wide dental plan. Waiver.
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Sec. 17b-282b. Implementation of state-wide dental plan. Waiver. Not later than July 1, 2004, and prior to the implementation of a state-wide dental plan that provides for the administration of the dental services portion of the department's medical assistance, the Commissioner o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282c Nonemergency dental services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-282c. Nonemergency dental services. Regulations. (a) All nonemergency dental services provided under the Department of Social Services' dental programs, as described in section 17b-282b, shall be subject to prior authorization. Nonemergency services that are exempt from …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282d Commissioner to modify nonemergency dental services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-282d. Commissioner to modify nonemergency dental services. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall modify the extent of nonemergency adult dental services provided under the Medicaid program. Such modifications shall include, but are not limited to, pr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282e Orthodontic services for Medicaid recipients under twenty-one years of age.
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Sec. 17b-282e. Orthodontic services for Medicaid recipients under twenty-one years of age. The Department of Social Services shall cover orthodontic services for a Medicaid recipient under twenty-one years of age when the Salzmann Handicapping Malocclusion Index indicates a corre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-282f Mobile dental clinics. Medicaid coverage areas. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-282f. Mobile dental clinics. Medicaid coverage areas. Regulations. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “mobile dental clinic” means preventative or restorative dental services offered by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist from a van or through the use of portable e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-283 (Formerly Sec. 17-134ee). Medicaid home and community-based services waiver program for children and young adults with disabilities.
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Sec. 17b-283. (Formerly Sec. 17-134ee). Medicaid home and community-based services waiver program for children and young adults with disabilities. The Commissioner of Social Services shall, within available appropriations, administer a Medicaid waiver program pursuant to Section …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-283a Active duty armed forces member application for Medicaid home or community-based program on behalf of eligible spouse or child.
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Sec. 17b-283a. Active duty armed forces member application for Medicaid home or community-based program on behalf of eligible spouse or child. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any member of the armed forces, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, wh…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-284 (Formerly Sec. 17-134ff). Medical assistance for certain employed persons.
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Sec. 17b-284. (Formerly Sec. 17-134ff). Medical assistance for certain employed persons. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may continue, within available appropriations, to provide Medicaid to employed persons who have conditions which prevent them from obtaining health ins…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-285 (Formerly Sec. 17-134gg). Assignment of spousal support of an institutionalized person or person in need of institutional care.
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Sec. 17b-285. (Formerly Sec. 17-134gg). Assignment of spousal support of an institutionalized person or person in need of institutional care. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, an institutionalized person or person in need of institutional care who applies for…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-286 Medicaid management information system. Reports.
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Sec. 17b-286. Medicaid management information system. Reports. Section 17b-286 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 35, 41; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 03-268, S. 13.)