Health & Home Care

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• PCMH+ Member Information

  Person-Centered Medical Home Plus or PCMH+ provides person-centered, comprehensive and coordinated care to HUSKY members.

• Person-Centered Medical Home Plus (PCMH+)

  PCMH+ provides person-centered, comprehensive and coordinated care. The purpose of this webpage is to provide PCMH+ Participating Entities with program information and updates.

• PPE Request Form

  Please complete this form to request immediate and urgent PPE needs to support individuals and protect staff due to COVID19.

• Primary Care Redesign

  The Department is conducting an evaluation and development of primary care, by engaging stakeholders. The stakeholder group is called The Primary Care Program Advisory Committee and is made up of a diverse group of stakeholders such as providers and CEOs, that represent the non-federally qualified health centers and federally qualified health centers that serve our members. The links for the recordings of the live meetings, slide decks, and meeting minutes are available on the webpage.

• Reimbursement and Certificate of Need

  The primary functions of Reimbursement and Certificate of Need (CON) include establishment of payment rates for Connecticut's Mediciad medical and residential care services, cost report auditing, and performing certificate of need reviews for nursing facilities, residential care homes, and ICF/MR development projects. Cost based rates are issued on an annual basis by the unit for services including hospitals, nursing facilities, home health care, clinics, and community residences for the elderly and disabled; as well as state-operated psychiatric hospitals, ICF/MR and federal Medicaid waiver services.

• Reimbursement Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

• Residential Care Homes (RCH)

  Connecticut Residential Care Homes rates are set in accordance with state regulation. Cost reports for privately operated facilities are also used for rate setting purposes.

• School Based Child Health (SBCH)

  Medicaid School Based Child Health reimbursement information for School Districts and Providers.

• Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment

  As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ effort to combat the ongoing opioid crisis, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created an opportunity under the authority of section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act for states to demonstrate and test flexibilities to improve the continuum of care for beneficiaries with substance use disorders (SUD) including Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

• Self Direction Personal Protection Equipment Request Form Submission (*Online)

  Please complete this form to request immediate and urgent PPE needs to support individuals and protect staff due to COVID19.

• Special for Service Partners

  Welcome to our online toolkit for partners in service to Connecticut residents eligible for the HUSKY Health program. We hope you find this content informative and useful in helping clients access and maintain eligibility.

• The Personal Care Attendant Program

  The Department of Social Services operates the Personal Care Attendant Program that assists eligible adults who need assistance to remain at home. The goal of the PCA program is to provide an alternative to entering an institution and to have greater independence in a community setting.