Connecticut § 17b-307 Primary care case management pilot program.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 17b-307 — Primary care case management pilot program.

Connecticut § 17b-307

Title 17bSocial Services

Ch. 319vMedical Assistance

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-307 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Social Services shall develop and implement a pilot program for the delivery of health care services through a system of primary care case management to not less than one thousand individuals who are otherwise eligible to receive HUSKY A benefits. Primary care providers participating in the primary care case management pilot program shall provide program beneficiaries with primary care medical services and arrange for specialty care as needed. For purposes of this section, “primary care case management” means a system of care in which the health care services for program beneficiaries are coordinated by a primary care provider chosen by or assigned to the beneficiary. The Commissioner of Social Services shall begi

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Social Services shall develop and implement a pilot program for the delivery of health care services through a system of primary care case management to not less than one thousand individuals who are otherwise eligible to receive HUSKY A benefits. Primary care providers participating in the primary care case management pilot program shall provide program beneficiaries with primary care medical services and arrange for specialty care as needed. For purposes of this section, “primary care case management” means a system of care in which the health care services for program beneficiaries are coordinated by a primary care provider chosen by or assigned to the beneficiary. The Commissioner of Social Services shall begin enrollment for the primary care case management system not later than April 1, 2008. (b) The Department of Social Services shall expand the pilot program for the delivery of health care services through the primary care case management system, as described in subsection (a) of this section, to include primary care providers in the towns of Torrington and Putnam. Not later than July 1, 2010, the department shall expand the pilot program to include the town of Putnam. Not later than October 1, 2010, the department shall expand the pilot program to include the town of Torrington. The Commissioner of Social Services may seek a waiver from federal law for the purpose of expanding the primary care case management system pursuant to this subsection. (c) Not later than July 1, 2011, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies on the expansion of the pilot program.

Legislative History

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 16; P.A. 10-166, S. 1; P.A. 15-69, S. 34.) History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-166 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to delete provisions requiring development of plan by November 1, 2007, and submission of plan and replace reference to primary care case management system with primary care case management pilot program, added Subsec. (b) re expansion of pilot program to include towns of Torrington and Putnam and added Subsec. (c) re commissioner's report, effective June 7, 2010; P.A. 15-69 amended Subsec. (a) to change “HUSKY Plan, Part A” to “HUSKY A”, effective June 19, 2015.