2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17b-28. Advisory council re Medicaid managed care. Appointments. Reports.
Sec. 17b-28. Advisory council re Medicaid managed care. Appointments. Reports. (a) There is established a council which shall advise the Commissioner of Social
Services on the planning and implementation of a system of Medicaid managed care and
shall monitor such planning and implementation and shall advise the Waiver Application
Development Council, established pursuant to section 17b-28a, on matters including,
but not limited to, eligibility standards, benefits, access and quality assurance. The council shall be composed of the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human
services and public health, or their designees; two members of the General Assembly,
one to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and one to be appointed
by the speaker of the House of Representatives; the director of the Commission on
Aging, or a designee; the director of the Commission on Children, or a designee; two
community providers of health care, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of
the Senate; two representatives of the insurance industry, to be appointed by the speaker
of the House of Representatives; two advocates for persons receiving Medicaid, one to
be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate and one to be appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate; one advocate for persons with substance abuse disabilities, to be
appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; one advocate for
persons with psychiatric disabilities, to be appointed by the minority leader of the House
of Representatives; two advocates for the Department of Children and Families foster
families, one to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and one to be
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; two members of the public
who are currently recipients of Medicaid, one to be appointed by the majority leader of
the House of Representatives and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives; two representatives of the Department of Social Services,
to be appointed by the Commissioner of Social Services; two representatives of the
Department of Public Health, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health;
two representatives of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to be
appointed by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; two representatives of the Department of Children and Families, to be appointed by the Commissioner
of Children and Families; two representatives of the Office of Policy and Management,
to be appointed by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; one representative of the office of the State Comptroller, to be appointed by the State Comptroller and
the members of the Health Care Access Board who shall be ex-officio members and
who may not designate persons to serve in their place. The council shall choose a chair
from among its members. The joint committee on Legislative Management shall provide
administrative support to such chair. The council shall convene its first meeting no later
than June 1, 1994.
(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a federal waiver for the Medicaid managed care plan. Implementation of the Medicaid managed care plan shall not occur before July 1, 1995.
(d) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide monthly reports on the plans and implementation of the Medicaid managed care system to the council.
(e) The council shall report its activities and progress once each quarter to the General Assembly.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 26, 30; P.A. 95-257, S. 56, 58; Oct. 29 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 18, 23; P.A. 99-167; 99-230, S. 5, 10.)
History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5 effective June 16, 1994; P.A. 95-257 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the council to advise the Waiver Application Development Council on certain matters, increased membership by adding two members of the General Assembly, one advocate for persons with substance abuse disabilities and one for psychiatric disabilities, requiring the council to choose a chair and requiring the public health committee staff to provide administrative support, amended Subsec. (b) by adding Subdivs. (10) to (12) and replacing reference to Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Department of Public Health and reference to Department of Mental Health with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Oct. 29 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing membership by adding two advocates for foster families, two representatives of the Department of Children and Families, two representatives of the Office of Policy and Management and one representative of the Comptroller, amended Subsec. (b) by adding new Subdiv. (13) re coordination with coverage under the HUSKY Plan and made technical changes, effective October 30, 1997; P.A. 99-167 added new Subdiv. (14) re program quality studies, relettered the remaining subdivision and made technical changes; P.A. 99-230 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 1999.
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