CT SB00135

Requires the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Correction, to ensure all incarcerated persons eligible for Medicaid are enrolled in the program.

Directs the state to bill Medicaid for medical services provided to eligible inmates, with provider reimbursement rates capped at 110 percent of federal Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Mandates improvement of state technology systems used for billing medical care costs for incarcerated persons.

Aims to reduce medical costs incurred by the state in treating the prison population.