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CT Gen Stat § 17b-276b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 hospital discharge nonemergency ambulance trips not later than three business days after the date a hospital or ambulance company submits the request for prior authorization to the broker. If the broker fails to communicate a decision on the request for prior authorization in accordance with this section, the request shall be deemed approved.(P.A. 09-210, S. 9.)History: P.A. 09-210 effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-276c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 administered by the Department of Social Services.(Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 25; P.A. 13-234, S. 111.)History: Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective December 21, 2012; P.A. 13-234 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and provisions re nonemergency transportation of Medicaid recipients in stretcher vans and deleted former Subsec. (b) re regulations to establish oversight of stretcher vans, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-277a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-277a - Program to inform applicants to the Healthy Start program of services provided by the Nurturing Families Network.

 The Commissioners of Public Health, Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall jointly establish a program to inform applicants to the Healthy Start program about the availability of, and eligibility for, services provided by the Nurturing Families Network established pursuant to section 17b-751b.(P.A. 06-164, S. 2.)History: P.A. 06-164 effective July 1, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-277b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-277c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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, physician's assistant or advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 370 or 378 signs an order stating that such milk is medically necessary for an infant Medicaid beneficiary in accordance with section 17b-259b; and (2) (A) the infant is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate in breastfeeding, or (B) the infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal breast milk in sufficient quantities.(b) The commissioner shall adopt or amend regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, establishing infant birth weight and health conditions that may make the provision of pasteurized donor breast milk medically necessary and time limits for Medicaid coverage of pasteurized donor breast milk. The commissioner may adopt a policy or procedure to implement the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting regulations, provided such policy or procedure is posted on the Internet web site of the Department of Social Services and on the eRegulations System prior to adoption of the policy.(c) The commissioner, if necessary, shall seek federal approval for a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment to implement the provisions of this section in accordance with the provisions of section 17b-8.(P.A. 19-48, S. 1.)History: P.A. 19-48 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278. (Formerly Sec. 17-134z) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities who is receiving medical assistance.(P.A. 91-21; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 13-139, S. 7.)History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-134z transferred to Sec. 17b-278 in 1995; P.A. 13-139 substituted “individuals with intellectual disabilities” for “the mentally retarded”.Cited. 233 C. 557.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 for prescription drugs, including over-the-counter drugs and counseling.(P.A. 99-250, S. 1; P.A. 02-4, S. 19; P.A. 08-184, S. 61; P.A. 11-44, S. 106.)History: P.A. 02-4 mandated provision of coverage for treatment ordered by licensed healthcare professional in accordance with plan approved by General Assembly committees, deleting provisions re treatment ordered by licensed physician to extent permitted by federal law and re coverage limited to maximum of $400 per person per year, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 08-184 added provision re all prescriptive options for smoking cessation being available to patients whose initial treatment is not successful, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-44 deleted provisions re treatment ordered by a health care professional and commissioner's plan to provide smoking cessation services, and added provision re coverage for treatment including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and counseling, effective January 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 eligible for Medicaid that is at least equal to the following minimum requirements: (1) A baseline mammogram for any such woman who is thirty-five to thirty-nine years of age, inclusive; and (2) a mammogram every year for any such woman who is forty years of age or older.(P.A. 01-171, S. 24, 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 necessary to amend the Medicaid state plan and the state children's health insurance plan to provide coverage without prior authorization for each child diagnosed with cancer on or after January 1, 2000, who is covered under the HUSKY Health program, for neuropsychological testing ordered by a licensed physician or licensed advanced practice registered nurse, to assess the extent of any cognitive or developmental delays in such child due to chemotherapy or radiation treatment.(P.A. 06-131, S. 1; P.A. 15-69, S. 24; P.A. 19-98, S. 18.)History: P.A. 06-131 effective June 6, 2006; P.A. 15-69 changed “HUSKY Plan, Part A or Part B” to “HUSKY Health program”, effective June 19, 2015; P.A. 19-98 added “or licensed advanced practice registered nurse”.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 are identified as nonpayable by Medicare pursuant to Section 5001(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 so that hospitals are not paid for such hospital-acquired conditions.(P.A. 09-2, S. 8.)History: P.A. 09-2 effective April 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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.(P.A. 10-3, S. 25.)History: P.A. 10-3 effective April 14, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 payment may be provided under the Medicaid program for an additional pair of eyeglasses during the two-year period when a Medicaid recipient's health care provider determines that such eyeglasses are necessary because of a change in the recipient's medical condition. Said department shall administer the payment for eyeglasses and contact lenses as cost effectively as possible.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-10, may implement policies and procedures to administer the provisions of subsection (a) of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided the commissioner prints notice of intent to adopt regulations in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after the date of implementation of such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.(P.A. 10-3, S. 28; 10-179, S. 49; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-2, S. 6; P.A. 11-44, S. 94; 11-48, S. 1.)History: P.A. 10-3 effective May 1, 2010; P.A. 10-179 replaced provision re medical assistance program with provision re Medicaid program and substituted provision requiring department to use its best efforts to reduce costs with provision requiring department to administer payment for eyeglasses and contact lenses as cost effectively as possible, effective May 7, 2010; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-2 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re implementing policies and procedures while adopting regulations, effective June 22, 2010; P.A. 11-44 replaced provision requiring payment for 1 pair of eyeglasses per year to payment for 1 pair every 2 years, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception to allow payment for an additional pair of eyeglasses during the 2-year period, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-278i - Medical assistance for customized wheelchairs. Repairs. Refurbished equipment, parts and components. Regulations.

 (a) Customized wheelchairs shall be covered under the Medicaid program only when a standard wheelchair does not meet an individual's needs as determined by the Department of Social Services. Wheelchair repairs and parts replacements may be subject to review and approval by the department. Refurbished wheelchairs, parts and components shall be utilized whenever practicable. The Department of Social Services may designate categories of durable medical equipment in addition to customized wheelchairs for which reused equipment, parts and components shall be utilized whenever practicable.(b) The commissioner, pursuant to section 17b-10, may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided the commissioner prints notice of intent to adopt regulations in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.(Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 8; P.A. 13-234, S. 85.)History: Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective December 21, 2012; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision prohibiting assessment of the need for a customized wheelchair unless requested by department, to add provision allowing department to designate categories of durable medical equipment for which reused equipment, parts and components shall be utilized, and to make a technical change, effective June 19, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-278k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 medical equipment including, but not limited to, wheelchairs, walkers and canes. Any electronic prescription under this section shall be electronically signed by a licensed health care provider with prescriptive authority.(P.A. 14-217, S. 193.)History: P.A. 14-217 effective June 13, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-279. (Formerly Sec. 17-134aa) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 providers for drugs provided to Medicaid recipients through field audit examinations and other reasonable means to the extent possible within available appropriations. To the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner shall require prior authorization for coverage of drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. To the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner may limit or exclude coverage for drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction for persons who have been convicted of a sexual offense who are required to register with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to chapter 969. The commissioner shall document financial and utilization statistics as to drugs provided to Medicaid recipients by therapeutic category and shall outline problems encountered in the administration of prescription drug utilization in the Medicaid program, suggested solutions and any recommendations for improvement.(P.A. 89-296, S. 1, 9; P.A. 91-190, S. 1, 9; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 88; P.A. 03-268, S. 8; P.A. 05-280, S. 15; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 91-190 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate advisory panel to review prescription drug utilization in the Medicaid program and repealed Subsec. (b) requiring commissioner to study feasibility of implementing a limited formulary of high volume drugs for medical assistance recipients and a rebate to the state from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or direct distributor of a percentage of total sales to the state, and to report results to general assembly committees by February 15, 1990; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-134aa transferred to Sec. 17b-279 in 1995; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 deleted “, including the generic incentive dispensing fee”, effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 03-268 deleted requirement that commissioner submit annual report to human services and appropriations committees; P.A. 05-280 required commissioner to implement prior authorization for coverage of drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction under the Medicaid program and permitted commissioner to limit or exclude coverage for such drugs for persons who have been convicted of a sexual offense who are required to register with the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to chapter 969, effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 233 C. 557.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-280a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 syringes, (2) nutritional supplements for individuals who are required to be tube fed or who cannot safely ingest nutrition in any other form, and as may be required by federal law, (3) smoking cessation medications as provided in section 17b-278a, (4) over-the-counter medications and products determined by the Commissioner of Social Services to be appropriate for coverage based on their clinical efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness, and (5) over-the-counter medications that are required to be covered pursuant to 42 CFR 440.347, including medications for individuals with specified diagnoses that have a rating of “A” or “B” in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, provided the Department of Social Services may also pay for such over-the-counter medications under a medical assistance program or portion thereof that is not subject to 42 CFR 440.347.(P.A. 10-3, S. 12; 10-179, S. 48; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 50; P.A. 11-44, S. 107; P.A. 14-157, S. 1; 14-217, S. 74; P.A. 15-165, S. 1; P.A. 19-118, S. 36.)History: P.A. 10-3 effective May 1, 2010; P.A. 10-179 changed May 1, 2010, to June 1, 2010, and added exception for medical assistance program established pursuant to Sec. 17b-256, effective May 7, 2010; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 deleted reference to on and after June 1, 2010, and added exception for nutritional supplements for certain individuals, effective June 22, 2010; P.A. 11-44 inserted Subdiv. (1) and (2) designators, added Subdiv. (3) re smoking cessation drugs, added provisions re notice to pharmacists and General Assembly, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-157 added provision re over-the-counter drugs covered pursuant to 42 CFR 440.347 as exception to prohibition on payments for over-the-counter drugs, added provision allowing department to pay for such drugs under medical assistance program not subject to 42 CFR 440.347, and made technical changes, effective June 11, 2014; P.A. 14-217 made identical changes as P.A. 14-157, effective June 13, 2014; P.A. 15-165 added new Subdiv. (5) re coverage for medications and products determined by commissioner to be appropriate, redesignated existing Subdiv. (5) as Subdiv. (6), deleted provision re notice requirement for billing by pharmacists, and changed “drugs” to “medications”, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 19-118 deleted former Subdiv. (1) re medical assistance program and redesignated existing Subdivs. (2) to (6) as new Subdivs. (1) to (5), effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-280b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 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 and dispensing fees for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program, including, but not limited to, a proposed revision requested by or on behalf of the General Assembly, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies prior to the implementation of any such proposed revision.(b) Not later than thirty days prior to submission to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly under subsection (a) of this section of a proposed revision to the reimbursement methodology and dispensing fees for covered outpatient drugs under the Medicaid program, the Commissioner of Social Services shall publish a notice that the commissioner intends to seek such proposed revision in the Connecticut Law Journal and on the Department of Social Services' Internet web site, along with a summary of the provisions of the proposed revision and the manner in which individuals may submit comments. The commissioner shall allow thirty days for written comments on the proposed revision prior to submission of the proposed revision to the General Assembly under subsection (a) of this section and shall include all written comments with the proposed revision in the submission to the General Assembly.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 571.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017.