DSS Work Groups
Overview
DSS Lead-Working Groups
- Title:
- Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee
- Description:
- To examine the financial solvency of nursing homes on an ongoing basis.
- Lead Agency:
- DSS and DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Quarterly
- Website Link:
- Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee
- Statute:
- CGS 17b-339(c); 17b-340a
- Title:
- Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee
- Description:
- To develop and implement a voulentary Medicaid preffered prescribed drug designation program.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Bi-annually
- Statute:
- 17b-274d (a)
- Title:
- Advisory Committee on Continuing Care
- Description:
- To assist DSS continuing-care staff in its review and registration of functions; report to the commissioner on developments in the field; and, when appropriate, recommend changes in relevant statutes and regulations.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Quarterly, beginning 8/1/2015
- Statute:
- CGS 17b-535
- Title:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council
- Description:
- To advise DSS concerning policies and programs for persons with autism. The council may make recommendations to DSS for policy and program changes to improve support services for persons with autism spectrum disorder.
- Agency:
- Legislature
- Meeting Schedule:
- Website Link:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council
- Statute:
- CGS 17a-215d
- Title:
- State Health Information Technology Advisory Council; All-Payer Claims Database Advisory Group
- Description:
- To develop priorities and policy recommendations for advancing the state's health information technology and health information exchange efforts and goals.
- Agency:
- Health Information Technology Officer
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- CGS 17b-59f
- Title:
- State Health Information Technology Advisory Council; All-Payer Claims Database Advisory Group
- Description:
- Consists of criminal justice system administrators and stakeholders, who review data analysis and presentations as well as have discussions about current issues, challenges, and opportunities to promote collaboration.
- Agency:
- OPM
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- CGS 18-87j
- Title:
- Community Investment Fund 2030 Board (Sec. 112)
- Description:
- To review eligible projects to be recommended to the governor, establish bylaws governing its procedures, review and provide comments to DECD on projects funded through the state’s Economic Action Plan.
- Agency:
- DECD
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Public Act 21-111
- Title:
- Behavioral and Mental Health Policy and Oversight Committee (Temporary)
- Description:
- To evaluate and report on various matters related to the mental health system for children and develop a related strategic plan.
- Agency:
- OPM and Member of Legislature are Chairs
- Meeting Schedule:
- First meeting tentatively scheduled for July 10, 2023; 1:00 pm
- Statute:
- Public Act 22-47 (Sec. 70)
- Title:
- CT Rare Disease Advisory Council
- Description:
- To advise and make recommendations to DPH and other state agencies regarding the needs of persons in the state living with a rare disease and such persons' caregivers.
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Not later than November 30, 2023
- Statute:
- Public Act 22-58 (Sec. 48)
- Title:
- Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health
- Description:
- To document and make recommendations to decrease the effect of racism on public health
- Agency:
- Legislature
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Public Act 21-35 (Sec. 2)
- Title:
- TBI Advisory Board
- Description:
- Review the impact of the individual cost cap for the ABI waiver program.
- Agency:
- Legislature
- Meeting Schedule:
- Once annually
- Statute:
- CGS 17b-260a
- Title:
- Commission on Community Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention
- Description:
- The Commission will largely play an advisory role while DPH manages the issuing of grants to community violence intervention providers.
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Quarterly
- Statute:
- Public Act 22-118 (Sec. 80-81)
- Title:
- Doula Advisory Committee
- Description:
- The Doula Advisory Committee shall develop recommendations for (1) requirements for certification and certification renewal of doulas, and (2) standards for recognizing doula training program curricula that are sufficient to satisfy the requirements for doula certification.
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- PA 22-58
- Title:
- DPH public health and preparedness response
- Description:
- Mobile Field Hospital Advisory Board
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Bi-annual
- Statute:
- CGS 19a-487(b)
- Title:
- Primary Care Advisory Council
- Description:
- Captures the needs of a broad group stake holders, and the Committee will provide input, throughout the process of developing and launching a new program.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Monthly
- Website Link:
- Primary Care Redesign (ct.gov)
- Note:
- DSS Initiated
- Title:
- Maternity Bundle Advisory Committee
- Description:
- Captures the needs of a broad group of stakeholders, DSS developed the Stakeholder Advisory Council, which provides input throughout the process of developing and launching the maternity bundle.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Monthly
- Website Link:
- HUSKY Maternity Bundle--Stakeholder Advisory Council (ct.gov)
- Note:
- DSS Initiated
- Title:
- Excess Licensed Bed working group
- Description:
- To review and evaluate excess licensed bed capacity at skilled nursing facilities; (2) report to each individual nursing home the implications of the working group’s findings and recommendations on the nursing home’s Medicaid rate; and (3) recommend Medicaid rate adjustments to address excess licensed bed capacity.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- HB 6941 (budget, Sec. 314)
- Title:
- Nursing Home Wait List group
- Description:
- Requires the State Ombudsman, DPH, and DSS to convene a working group concerning any revisions necessary to nursing home waiting list requirements. DSS shall be a co-chair.
- Agency:
- Ombudsman, DPH, DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Public Act 23-186 (Sec. 6)
- Title:
- Elderly Nutrition Program task force
- Description:
- Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations concerning the elderly nutrition program administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. The DSS Commissioner, or designee, is a member of the task force.
- Agency:
- Legislature
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Speical Act 23-17
- Title:
- Wheelchair task force
- Description:
- Establishes a task force to study minimum standards for the timely repair of complex rehabilitation technology, including, but not limited to, improving timelines for assessment and repair of such technology by a manufacturer or authorized service provider upon notification from a consumer about the need for repairs.
- Agency:
- Legislature
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Special Act 23-22
- Title:
- Healthcare Workforce group
- Description:
- Requires OWS to convene a working group to develop recommendations for expanding the health care workforce in the state. DSS Commissioner, or designee, is a member of the group.
- Agency:
- OWS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Public Act 23-97 (Sec. 8)
- Title:
- Midwifery group
- Description:
- Midwifery working group to study and make recommendations on advancing choices in care for community birth, and direct entry midwives’ role in addressing maternal and infant health disparities.
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Statute:
- Public Act 23-147 (Sec. 15)
- Title:
- 340B Work Group
- Description:
- Requires DSS to convene a working group to evaluate the current status of the federal 340B drug pricing program, national efforts to strengthen and sustain such program, and (3) opportunities for state action to protect 340B revenues of federally qualified health centers from unfair administrative barriers or unnecessary conditions based on such centers' status as a 340B covered entity.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Every three weeks through December 19th, 2023
- Website Link:
- 340B work group
- Statute:
- Public Act 23-171 (Sec. 16)
- Title:
- Commission for Child Support Guidelines
- Description:
- Establishment of guidelines to ensure appropriateness of child support awards.
- Agency:
- DPH
- Meeting Schedule:
- Quarterly
- Website Link:
- Child Support--Comm for Child Support Guidelines (ct.gov)
- Statute:
- CGS 19a-487(b)
- Title:
- LIHEAP Working Group
- Description:
- The Department of Social Services (DSS) is required to convene a working group to study best practices relating to pricing standards for fuel vendors.
- Agency:
- DSS
- Meeting Schedule:
- Monthly
- Website Link:
- LIHEAP Working Group
- Statute:
- Public Act 24-145