Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 7105 — AN ACT CONCERNING FORENSIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

Last action — FILE NO. 468

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
7105 January Session, 2025 LCO No.
468 January Session, 2025 House Bill No.
5443 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by:
7105 House of Representatives, April 2, 2025 The Committee on Human Services reported through REP.
(HS) AN ACT CONCERNING FORENSIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
GILCHREST of the 18th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING FORENSIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
(2) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct any audit, including a forensic audit, of a licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home, chronic disease hospital associated with a chronic and convalescent nursing home, a rest home with nursing supervision, a LCO 5443 1 of 7 Raised Bill No.
(2) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct any audit, including a forensic audit, of a licensed chronic and convalescent HB7105 / File No.
7105 licensed residential care home, as defined in section 19a-490, and a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability which is licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 and certified to participate in the Medicaid program as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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468 nursing home, chronic disease hospital associated with a chronic and convalescent nursing home, a rest home with nursing supervision, a licensed residential care home, as defined in section 19a-490, and a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability which is licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 and certified to participate in the Medicaid program as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(f) The commissioner shall produce a preliminary written report LCO 5443 2 of 7 Raised Bill No.
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7105 concerning any audit conducted pursuant to this section and such preliminary report shall be provided to the facility that was the subject of the audit not later than sixty days after the conclusion of such audit.
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468 (f) The commissioner shall produce a preliminary written report concerning any audit conducted pursuant to this section and such preliminary report shall be provided to the facility that was the subject of the audit not later than sixty days after the conclusion of such audit.
Any items not resolved at such rehearing to the satisfaction of the facility or the commissioner shall be submitted to binding arbitration by an arbitration board consisting of one member appointed by the facility, one member appointed by the commissioner and one member appointed by the Chief Court Administrator from among the retired judges of the Superior Court, which retired judge shall be compensated for his services on such board in the same manner LCO 5443 3 of 7 Raised Bill No.
Any items not resolved at such rehearing to the satisfaction of the facility or the commissioner shall be submitted to binding arbitration by an arbitration board consisting of one member appointed by the facility, one member appointed by the commissioner and one member appointed by the Chief Court Administrator from among the retired judges of the Superior Court, which retired judge HB7105 / File No.
7105 as a state referee is compensated for his services under section 52-434.
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468 shall be compensated for his services on such board in the same manner as a state referee is compensated for his services under section 52-434.
(l) The commissioner shall provide free training to facilities on the LCO 5443 4 of 7 Raised Bill No.
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7105 preparation of cost reports to avoid clerical errors and shall post information on the department's Internet web site concerning the auditing process and methods to avoid clerical errors.
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468 (l) The commissioner shall provide free training to facilities on the preparation of cost reports to avoid clerical errors and shall post information on the department's Internet web site concerning the auditing process and methods to avoid clerical errors.
(2) If a facility receives a written request by the department to cooperate and assist with a forensic audit, such facility shall provide the cooperation and assistance requested by the department not more than ten business days after the date the facility receives such request and LCO 5443 5 of 7 Raised Bill No.
(2) If a facility receives a written request by the department to cooperate and assist with a forensic audit, such facility shall provide the cooperation and assistance requested by the department not more than HB7105 / File No.
7105 shall ensure that all facility personnel, financial consultants and accountants fully cooperate and assist with a forensic audit as may be necessary, except no facility shall be requiredto divert facility personnel from residential care duties and responsibilities to cooperate and assist with such forensic audit.
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468 ten business days after the date the facility receives such request and shall ensure that all facility personnel, financial consultants and accountants fully cooperate and assist with a forensic audit as may be necessary, except no facility shall be requiredto divert facility personnel from residential care duties and responsibilities to cooperate and assist with such forensic audit.
Section 1 from passage 17b-99a LCO 5443 6 of 7 Raised Bill No.
Section 1 from passage 17b-99a HB7105 / File No.
7105 HS Joint Favorable LCO 5443 7 of 7
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468 HS Joint Favorable HB7105 / File No.
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468 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:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $ Social Services, Dept.
GF - Potential See Below See Below Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill may result in a fiscal impact to the Department of Social Services (DSS) associated with forensic audits and related potential civil monetary penalties on certain facilities.
The bill specifies that audited facilities would be liable for forensic audit costs, up to $100,000 under certain circumstances.
The bill also subjects facilities to civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each day a facility fails to comply with a DSS request related to a forensic audit.
DSS may (1) recover such costs and penalties through reduced Medicaid payments otherwise due to impacted facilities, or (2) receive reimbursement for audit costs and collect civil penalties and reflect an associated revenue gain .
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to forensic audits and any monetary penalties imposed.
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468 OLR Bill Analysis HB 7105 AN ACT CONCERNING FORENSIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
SUMMARY This bill explicitly allows the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner to conduct forensic auditsof certainfacilitiesand outlines procedures for doing so.
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The bill requiresfacilities to assist with forensic audits and subjects them to a civil monetary penalty for failing to do so.
In certain situations, the bill holds facilities liable for the costsof forensic audits and allows DSS to withhold Medicaid funds to recoup these costs along with the civil penalties.
Under the bill, “forensic audit” means an examination of financial records for information or evidence used to determine compliance with applicable law.
The bill also makes a technical and conforming change.
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Upon passage AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT FORENSIC AUDITS Under the bill, the DSS commissioner may conduct a forensic audit oflicensed chronicandconvalescentnursinghomesandtheirassociated chronic disease hospitals, rest homes with nursing supervision, licensed residential care homes, and Medicaid-certified intermediate care residential facilities for people with intellectual disabilities.
The bill requires the commissioner, before conducting a forensic audit of any facility, to (1) give the facility an opportunity to meet with DSS representatives and respond to any of the commissioner’s financial concerns and (2) make a good faith determination that a forensic audit is necessary to evaluate these financial concerns.
FACILITIES’ REQUIRED COOPERATION HB7105 / File No.
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468 The bill requires a facility that receives a written request from DSS to cooperate with a forensic audit and give the department any assistance it requests within 10 business days.
A facility generally must ensure that allpersonnel, financial consultants,and accountantsfully cooperate and assist with the forensic audit, but is not required to divert personnel from residential care duties and responsibilities to do so.
Penalties The bill subjects any facility that fails to cooperate with a forensic audit to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per business day that it does not give DSS the assistance it requested in writing.
The bill allows DSS to withhold Medicaid funds from a facility to recoup these penalties.
Under the bill, a facility may request a fair hearing on any penalty assessed.
FORENSIC AUDIT COSTS Under the bill, a facility DSS identifies as experiencing a serious financial loss may be liable to the department for the costs of a forensic audit, including any reports or related testimony, of up to $100,000.
These costs may be assessed against any single facility or in the aggregate if more than one facility is subject to a single forensic audit.
The bill allows DSS to recover costs of a forensic audit if, through the forensic audit, DSS identifies material issues with the (1) facility’s internal financial management or (2) integrity of the facility’s financial statements.
It lets DSS withhold a facility’s Medicaid funds to recoup these costs.
COMMITTEE ACTION Human Services Committee Joint Favorable Yea 15 Nay 7 (03/18/2025) HB7105 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 468

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 298

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0306

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services

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