HB 5428 — AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REPORT ON PROGRAM UTILIZATION.

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WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REPORT ON PROGRAM UTILIZATION.

Not later than JulyFebruary 1, 2024,2025, the commissioner shall report on the results of such study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and appropriations.

Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, information for the previous two-yeartwo- year period on (1) participation in each department program, (2) program quality controls in place, (3) program expenditures in relation to utilizationutilization, and(4) department funding and expenditures by account.account, (5) the percentage of contracted utilization and whether utilization is increasing or decreasing and, for any decline in utilization or utilization that falls below eighty-five per cent of the contracted expectation, the reasons for the decline or low utilization, including an evaluation of whether the trend reflects decreased need for the service or workforce limitations, (6) the number of referrals to each contract and the reasons that referrals go unserved, which may include reasons such as staffing vacancies, the fact that the program met capacity or that the client did House Bill No.

This5428 actnot shallmeet takethe effectadmission criteria, (7) for each contracted service, whether procurement rates include costs for staff training, data collection or quality assurance expectations, (8) for each contract, whether the service is billable under Medicaid, (9) for each contracted service, whether a child or family was required to be in the department's care or custody as followsa andcriteria shallfor amendreferral or admission, (10) for each contract, the followinggeographic sections:scope for delivery, and (11) for each service, information concerning achievement of contracted service expectations regarding attainment of treatment goals based on initial assessment.

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566 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which requires the Department of Children and Families to study program utilization, does not result in a fiscal impact to the agency.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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566 OFA Bill Analysis HB 5428 AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REPORT ON PROGRAM UTILIZATION.

SUMMARY:

The bill tasks the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) with studying program utilization and providing a report of its findings to the Committee on Children and the Appropriations Committee not later than 7/1/24.

The report must include but is not limited to:

(1) information for the previous two-fiscal- year period on participation in each program, (2) quality controls in place, (3) expenditures in relation to utilization, and (4) DCF funding and expenditures by account.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

From passage COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Joint Favorable Yea 52 Nay 0 (04/04/2024) HB5428 / File No.

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