2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17b - Social Services
Chapter 319y - Long-Term Care
Section 17b-354c - Conversion of intermediate care facility beds to nursing home beds. Regulations.

(a) Except for applications filed on or before May 1, 2001, which shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in this section, for the period from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2007, rest homes with nursing supervision beds under common ownership with chronic and convalescent nursing home beds in the same or an immediately adjacent building may be converted to chronic and convalescent nursing home beds in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-352, provided that such conversion shall not result in an increase in cost to the state of more than twelve per cent of the amount previously paid to the facility annually for both levels of care. This limitation shall apply only to conversion of rest homes with nursing supervision beds under common ownership with chronic and convalescent nursing home beds or in the same or an immediately adjacent building. Rest homes with nursing supervision beds in freestanding facilities and rest homes with nursing supervision beds transferred to another licensed and Medicaid-certified nursing home may be converted to chronic and convalescent nursing home beds pursuant to section 17b-352 and subsection (a) of section 17b-354 as applicable.

(b) No later than December 31, 2001, the commissioner shall publish proposed regulations pursuant to subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of section 4-168 implementing this section.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 54, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 15-18, S. 8.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 but without affecting this section; P.A. 15-18 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective June 5, 2015.