Health & Home Care

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• ICF IID

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Medicaid

• Long-Term Services and Supports - LTSS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby and Office of Policy and Management Undersecretary Anne Foley, announced the release of Connecticut’s Strategic Plan to Rebalance Long-Term Services and Supports, including a town-by-town projection of Connecticut’s long-term care needs and strategies to meet those needs, on January 29, 2013.

• Med-Connect (Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities)

  Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities, also known as MED-Connect, provides medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities. Enrollees can earn up to $75,000 per year and qualify for full Medicaid/HUSKY Health coverage.

• Medicaid Access Monitoring Review Plan

  Effective January 1, 2016, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted regulations at 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.203 and 447.204 that require state Medicaid programs to ensure Medicaid members have access to covered services.

• Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement

  The Office of Reimbursement and Certificate of Need (CON) is responsible for establishing Medicaid reimbursement methodologies for inpatient services, outpatient hospital services, Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments and hospital supplemental payments.

• Medicaid Methadone Clinic Reimbursement

  The Office of Reimbursement and Certificate of Need (CON) is responsible for establishing Medicaid reimbursement methodologies for chemical maintenance clinics (methadone).

• Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement

  Under the Connecticut Medicaid program, payment rates for nursing homes are set on a cost-based prospective basis in accordance with Section 17b-340 of the Connecticut General Statutes and Section 17-311-52 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

• Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement Modernization Acuity Based Methodology

  The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) will be transitioning nursing facility reimbursement from a cost-based methodology to a prospective acuity-based or case mix, payment system. Visit this webpage for more information.

• Medicaid State Plan Amendments

  Current State Plan Amendments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

• Medicare Savings Program

  The State of Connecticut offers financial assistance to eligible Medicare enrollees through our 'Medicare Savings Programs.' These programs may help pay Medicare Part B premiums, deductibles and co-insurance.

• Money Follows the Person

• Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)

  Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) is an important benefit for Medicaid members who need to get to and from Medicaid-covered medical services but have no means of transportation.

• Nursing Facility Cost Reports

  Connecticut Medicaid Rate Setting Reimbursement and CON Unit Nursing Home Cost Reports.

• Online Hospital Notification of Newborn

  ***Hospital Use Only*** Please use this online form to submit the hospital notification of newborn information to DSS.

• PCA CERTIFICATION TEST