Bill Text: CT HB05291 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Sharing Of Information Between The Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services And The Department Of Social Services As Relates To Medicaid Funded Services.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-02 - Signed by the Governor [HB05291 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05291-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Substitute Bill No. 5291
February Session, 2010		*_____HB05291PH_HS_031010____*

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS RELATES TO MEDICAID FUNDED SERVICES.

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

Section 1. Section 17a-451 of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (w) as follows (Effective October 1, 2010):

(NEW) (w) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-90, chapter 899 and to the extent permitted by federal law, in order to monitor and improve the quality of targeted case management services provided by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and funded by the Medicaid program, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of Social Services that allows for the sharing of information concerning admissions to short-term acute care general hospitals and receipt of inpatient services by clients of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction who reside and receive services in the community and who receive medical benefits under the Medicaid program.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2010	17a-451

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

In section 1, "2010 supplement to the" was inserted in the introductory paragraph for clarity of reference and after "899", "of the general statutes" was deleted for consistency with the drafting convections.

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