AN ACT REQUIRING CLIENT-SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE TRANSITION PLANNING FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-...
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SB 801 — AN ACT REQUIRING CLIENT-SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE TRANSITION PLANNING FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE PROVIDERS.
Last action — FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM.ON APP
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 13 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment changes the focus from "home health agency" to "homemaker-companion agency" in the regulations requiring client-specific employee training and staff transition planning for Medicaid reimbursement related to live-in care. Additionally, it retains the same training and transition requirements but specifies the overlap period for employee transitions applies to homemaker-companion agencies. This change may affect how agencies operate in terms of staff training and client care continuity when handling live-in care arrangements.
General Assembly RaisedSubstitute Bill No.
801 January Session, 2017 LCO*_____SB00801HS_APP030317____* No.AN ACT REQUIRING CLIENT-SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE TRANSITION PLANNING FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE PROVIDERS.
3711 *03711_______HS_* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by:
(HS) AN ACT REQUIRING CLIENT-SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE TRANSITION PLANNING FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE PROVIDERS.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to require a homehomemaker-companion health agency, as defined in section 19a-49020-670 of the general statutes, to provide client-specific employee training and staff transition planning in order to receive Medicaid reimbursement for live-in care provided to a client in a home and community-based services program administered by the Department of Social Services.
(b) The regulations shall require a homehomemaker-companion health agency to:
Such overlap work period shall be used by the agency to provide training to a replacement employee on the needs of the client by either an employee currently placed in the client's home or the homehomemaker-companion health agency.
(c) The requirements described in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to an emergency replacement of an employee placed in a client's home by a homehomemaker-companion health agency when such agency had less than twenty-four hours' notice of the need to replace such employee.
(d) To the extent permissible under federal law, the commissioner shall reimburse a homehomemaker-companion health agency for the services of two employees whenever a twenty-four-hour overlap work period is required pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section.
2 from passage New section StatementHS ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.
ToC/R protectAPP the interests of clients receiving home and community-based services funded by Medicaid by requiring client-specific employee training and employee transition planning.
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Action History
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FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM.ON APP
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FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations
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RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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FILED WITH LCO
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Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference APP
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PUBLIC HEARING 0214
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services
Sponsors
- Human Services Committee · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Human Services Committee
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- SB 801 is sponsored by Human Services Committee.
- What is the current status of SB 801?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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