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CT HB06412
Bill
Status
2/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Human Services Committee
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Commissioner of Social Services from authorizing stretcher van transportation for Medicaid recipients who require prone positioning but do not need medical services during transport.
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Requires transportation authorization to be based solely on medical necessity for nonemergency medical assistance program recipients.
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Expands the definition of services requiring licensure or certification under Connecticut's ambulance service regulations to include any person transporting a patient on a stretcher in a motor vehicle.
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Maintains existing insurance and financial responsibility requirements for ambulance and rescue services, with minimum liability coverage ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000 depending on service type.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Safe And Appropriate Transportation For Nonambulatory Medicaid Recipients.
Last Action
Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
3/11/2013