Working Groups and Task Forces

Title:

Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight

Description:

To advise on the planning and implementation of the health care delivery system for the HUSKY Health program.

Lead Agency:

Human Services and Public Health Committee Chairs

Meeting Schedule:

Monthly

Website Link:

CGS 17b-28

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:

CGS 17b-339(c); 17b-340a

Title:

Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee

Description:

To develop and implement a voulentary Medicaid preffered prescribed drug designation program.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Biannually

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Quarterly, beginning 8/1/2015

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

Legislature

Meeting Schedule:

Not less than four times per year and at such other times as requested by the chairs

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

Health Information Technology Officer

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

CGS 17b-59f

Title:

Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission (CJPAC)

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.

Lead Agency:

OPM

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission (CJPAC)
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.

Lead Agency:

DECD

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

OPM and Member of Legislature are Chairs

Meeting Schedule:

First meeting tentatively scheduled for July 10, 2023; 1pm

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DPH

Meeting Schedule:

Not later than November 30, 2023

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

Legislature

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

Public Act 21-35 (Sec. 2)

Title:

TBI Advisory Board

Description:

Review the impact of the individual cost cap for the ABI waiver program.

Lead Agency:

Legislature

Meeting Schedule:

Once annually

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DPH

Meeting Schedule:

Quarterly

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DPH

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

PA 22-58

Title:

Mobile Field Hospital Advisory Board

Description:

DPH public health and preparedness response

Lead Agency:

DPH

Meeting Schedule:

Bi-annual

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Monthly

Website Link:

DSS Initiated

Title:

Maternity Bundle Advisory Council

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.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Monthly

Website Link:

DSS Initiated

Title:

Commission for Child Support Guidelines

Description:

Establishment of guidelines to ensure approproatness of child support awards.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Quarterly

Website Link:

46b-215a

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.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

Ombudsman, DPH, DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

Legislature

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

Special 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.

Lead Agency:

Legislature

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

OWS

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DPH

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

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.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Website Link:

340B work group
Public Act 23-171 (Sec. 16)

Title:

Medicaid Transperency Advisory Committee

Description:

EO #6 directs DSS to establish an Advisory Board for Transparency on Medicaid Cost and Quality. The Advisory Board consists of several state agency heads and individuals invited to participate by DSS, including one or more members served by Connecticut HUSKY Health, representatives of Medicaid-enrolled providers, and experts in quality measurement and reporting.

Lead Agency:

DSS

Meeting Schedule:

Report completed; group dormant

Website Link:

Executive Order 6