CT SB01084

Commissioner of Social Services must utilize technology by April 1, 2014, to process nondisability-based Medicaid applications within 45 days and disability-based applications within 90 days of receipt.

When applications lack sufficient documentation, the commissioner must send written notice within 7 days listing required documents, a deadline for submission, and an estimated determination timeframe.

Establishes a pilot presumptive Medicaid eligibility program in New Haven County for up to 300 elderly applicants requiring skilled nursing care, commencing by April 1, 2014.

Presumptive eligibility applicants receive a financial eligibility determination within 4 days and state-funded services within 5 days, with final determination within 45 days of completed application.

Commissioner must submit a report by April 1, 2015, detailing program outcomes including ineligibility rates, costs per applicant, institutional care savings, and recommendations for expansion.