There is a newer version of the Connecticut General Statutes
2009 Connecticut Code
Title 17b Social Services
Chapter 319y Long-term Care
Sec. 17b-343a. Payment of claims for home health services provided under Medicare and Medicaid. Liability. Sanctions.
Sec. 17b-343a. Payment of claims for home health services provided under
Medicare and Medicaid. Liability. Sanctions. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of
the general statutes, for the duration of a demonstration project established pursuant to
42 USC 1395b-1 for the purpose of improving the efficiency of the process for the
payment of claims for home health services provided to individuals eligible for both
Medicare and Medicaid: (1) No eligible recipient of home health services shall be liable
for reimbursement to the state for the cost of those services; and (2) the Commissioner
of Social Services may impose upon a provider of home health services a sanction of
up to fifty thousand dollars for each failure to file claims or medical records as required
under the provisions of the demonstration project. Any sanction imposed pursuant to
this section may be recouped from ongoing payments to the provider of the services.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may, pursuant to an agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, waive liability for reimbursement to the state for payment for home health services received by an otherwise liable eligible recipient to whom such services were provided during the interim period from October 1, 1997, to September 30, 2000, inclusive.
(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 98.)
History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 effective August 15, 2002.
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