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CT HB06412

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2013

Primary Sponsor

Human Services Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Requires transportation authorization to be based solely on medical necessity for nonemergency medical assistance program recipients.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/5/2013
Human Services2/14/2013

Full Bill Text

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