(a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and within available appropriations, shall expand the Medicaid waiver program for persons with autism spectrum disorder to reduce the number of persons on a waiting list to receive services under the program.(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the state-wide coordinator of programs and services provided by state agencies for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, appointed pursuant to section 4-67bb, shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, on (1) the number of persons waiting for services in the program, (2) the number of underserved persons in the program waiting for additional services, (3) the number of persons added and subtracted from the waiting list in the previous calendar year, (4) whether such waiting list has increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons, and (5) recommendations to further reduce the waiting list and associated costs with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly r the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons, and (5) recommendations to further reduce the waiting list and associated costs with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services.(P.A. 23-137, S. 5.)History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and within available appropriations, shall expand the Medicaid waiver program for persons with autism spectrum disorder to reduce the number of persons on a waiting list to receive services under the program.(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the state-wide coordinator of programs and services provided by state agencies for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, appointed pursuant to section 4-67bb, shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, on (1) the number of persons waiting for services in the program, (2) the number of underserved persons in the program waiting for additional services, (3) the number of persons added and subtracted from the waiting list in the previous calendar year, (4) whether such waiting list has increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons, and (5) recommendations to further reduce the waiting list and associated costs with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly r the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons, and (5) recommendations to further reduce the waiting list and associated costs with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services.(P.A. 23-137, S. 5.)History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 17a-215g
Connecticut Title 17a — Connecticut law