Publications

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• Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership Annual Report for CY 2009 (432 KB)

  259 authorization files were created: 100% were delivered within the Turn Around Time (TAT) standards (Standard 98%)

• Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership Annual Report for CY 2009 (432 KB)

  Executed MOUs between acute freestanding hospitals and their respective EMPS –28 (93%) of the acute care hospitals executed MOU with their respective EMPS prior to 6/1/2009...

• Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership Second Annual Evaluation (2007) (439KB)

  In CY 2007, Fact Finders conducted a survey to assess members’ experiences with, attitudes toward, and suggestions for improvement of treatment services received through the CT BHP provider network. Among the most encouraging findings were:

• Connecticut Employers' Child Support Guide to Income Withholding and New Hire Reporting (86KB)

  Federal and state government continue to recognize the impor-tance of both parents doing their share to support their children. With this recognition the need for new laws to strengthen and enhance child support were required. The Department of Social Services (DSS) continues to work to keep pace with these new laws and implement new methods.

• Connecticut Enters Joint State-Federal False Claims Act Settlement with Waterford Behavioral Health Provider

  The state and federal governments have reached a joint settlement resolving allegations that a Waterford psychologist submitted false claims for behavioral health services she never provided to her Connecticut Medicaid patients, Attorney General George Jepsen and Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2006 Annual Report (8.93 MB)

  The graph below illustrates the volume trends for State Funded and Waiver clients since the beginning of SFY 2002. As of June 30, 2006, approximately 68% of the persons receiving program services were Waiver clients.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2007 Annual Report (1.96 MB)

  As of June 30, 2007, 266 clients had received services in State funded congregate facilities at a cost of $4,834,753. This figure includes both core and assisted living service charges and covers a six year period.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2008 Annual Report (2.58 MB)

  As of June 30, 2008, 300 clients had received services in State funded congregate facilities at a cost of $6,066,793. This figure includes both core and assisted living service charges and covers a seven year period.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2009 Annual Report (2.62 MB)

  This insures that the State receives the 50% match of federal funds wherever possible and lowers the percentage of clients whose services are purchased with 100% State funds. State Funded clients who appear to be eligible for Medicaid continue to be identified when their income and assets are reviewed during annual reassessments of functional status.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2010 Annual Report (2.62 MB)

  The asset limit for an unmarried applicant is $1,600, although a number of resources such as a residence, car, burial reserve and $1,500 face value life insurance policy are exempt. There are special provisions in federal law regarding the treatment of assets for married couples when one spouse is considered "institutionalized" which allows for the protection of assets for the community spouse.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2012 Annual Report (2.46 MB)

  This report represents the second year of a five-year renewal for the Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has since renewed the waiver for five years until June 30, 2015.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2013 Annual Report (2.57 MB)

  Through the CT Home Care Program for Elders, the State provides long term services and supports for older persons who continue to live at home.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2014 Annual Report (2.91 MB)

  The program is organized under a multi-tiered structure, which enables individuals to receive home care services in levels corresponding to their functional needs and financial eligibility. The first two categories are funded primarily through a State appropriation.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2015 Annual Report (4.55 MB)

  The Connecticut Horne Care Program for Elders has evolved over the years to better meet the needs of Connecticut's older citizens. The program uses state-of-the-art approaches for delivering home care services to frail elders who are at risk of institutionalization.

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) 2016 Annual Report

  The Connecticut Home Care Program exemplifies the state's long-standing commitment to comprehensive community-based care for elders in need of long-term care. By enabling and providing supportive services at home, the state has helped to preserve the dignity and autonomy of older persons and has assisted families struggling to maintain older relatives at home.