CT HB06560

Fiscal intermediaries for state-funded personal care programs must provide timely payments to personal care attendants, defined as payment on the regular date or within 48 hours after any payment issue is resolved

Fiscal intermediaries must communicate clearly with attendants about payment discrepancies, confirmations, and consumer status changes, including providing accessible means to resolve issues before the regular payment date

Fiscal intermediaries that fail to make timely payments face a $25 fine per day of delayed payment, imposed by the administering state agency

The Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council gains authority to solicit proposals for training and related services for personal care attendants, where authorized by collective bargaining agreements

Section 1 takes effect upon passage; Section 2 (training provisions) takes effect July 1, 2021