General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5827
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2465
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID-FUNDED HOME HEALTH CARE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 17b-242 of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to (1) mirror Medicare's rate methodology using geographic regions to adjust base Medicaid rates for home health care to address provider cost differences, except where base rates would be reduced; (2) ensure access and capacity; and (3) address the increased need for pediatric home health services delivered by home health providers in the community.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow home health care agencies to provide critical services to the Medicaid population.