§ 17a-238b

The Commissioner of Developmental Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall reduce waiting lists for services in Medicaid waiver programs established under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act and administered by the Department of Developmental Services. Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the staff person employed pursuant to section 4-67bb to help agencies coordinate programs and services for individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability other than autism spectrum disorder shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, on (1) the number of persons waiting for services in the waiver programs and the number of underserved persons waiting for additional services in the waiver programs, (2) the number of persons added to and subtracted from such waiting lists for the previous calendar year, and (3) whether such waiting lists have increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons with the joint standing committees of the

for the previous calendar year, and (3) whether such waiting lists have increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human services and public health.(P.A. 23-137, S. 3.)History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023.

The Commissioner of Developmental Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall reduce waiting lists for services in Medicaid waiver programs established under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act and administered by the Department of Developmental Services. Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the staff person employed pursuant to section 4-67bb to help agencies coordinate programs and services for individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability other than autism spectrum disorder shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, on (1) the number of persons waiting for services in the waiver programs and the number of underserved persons waiting for additional services in the waiver programs, (2) the number of persons added to and subtracted from such waiting lists for the previous calendar year, and (3) whether such waiting lists have increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons with the joint standing committees of the

for the previous calendar year, and (3) whether such waiting lists have increased or decreased over the previous calendar year and, if so, by how may persons with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human services and public health.(P.A. 23-137, S. 3.)History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023.