Connecticut 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 13 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 6519 — AN ACT CONCERNING DATA COLLECTION TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS.

Last action — SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 410

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
6519 January Session, 2021 LCO No.
502 January Session, 2021 Substitute House Bill No.
3654 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by:
6519 House of Representatives, April 19, 2021 The Committee on Human Services reported through REP.
(HS) AN ACT CONCERNING DATA COLLECTION TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS.
ABERCROMBIE of the 83rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING DATA COLLECTION TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS.
Section 17a-304 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
As used in this section and section 17a-305, as amended by this act, "NAPIS nutritional risk assessment" means a survey developed by the National Aging Program Information System, or NAPIS, that provides a person who takes the survey with a score correlating with risk of malnutrition.
The state shall be divided into five elderly planning and service areas, in accordance with federal law and regulations, each having an area agency on aging to carry out the mandates of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.
The area agencies shall (1) represent older persons within their geographic areas, (2) develop an area plan for approval by the Department of Aging and Disability Services and upon such approval administer the plan, (3) coordinate sHB6519 / File No.
502 1 sHB6519 File No.
502 and assist local public and nonprofit, private agencies in the development of programs, (4) receive and distribute federal and state funds for such purposes, in accordance with applicable law, (5) distribute the NAPIS nutritional risk assessment to older persons, collect the assessments and report individual and average scores for each elderly planning and service area to the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and [(5)] (6) carry out any additional duties and functions required by federal law and regulations.
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(c) The Department of Aging and Disability Services, in consultation with the five area agencies on aging and representatives of elderly nutrition programs, shall review the method of allocation set forth in [subsection (a) of this section and shall report any findings or recommendations, as well as data on service levels and costs, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services] subsections (a) and (b) of this section and evaluate the method used to allocate funding for elderly nutrition programs based on factors including, but not limited to:
(c) The Department of Aging and Disability Services, in consultation with the five area agencies on aging, shall review the method of allocation set forth in [subsection (a) of this section and shall report any findingsor recommendations,aswellasdataonservice levelsandcosts, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizanceofmattersrelatingtoappropriationsandthebudgetsofstate agencies and human services] subsections (a) and (b) of this section and evaluate the method used to allocate funding for elderly nutrition programs based on factors including, but not limited to:
(1) Elderly population data from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau for the five elderly planning and service areas as described in section 17a-304, and (2) any increased costs for LCO No.
(1) For each of the five elderly planning and service areas as described in section 17a- 304, as amended by this act, (A) elderly population data from the most recent United States census, and (B) average and individual scores on the NAPIS nutritional risk assessment;
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and (2) any increased costs for providers that deliver meals on wheels for the department's elderly nutrition program in sparsely populated rural regions.
6519 providers that deliver meals on wheels in sparsely populated rural regions.
The department shall solicit information and recommendations from elderly nutrition providers for consideration in its evaluation of the allocation method of the funding of such programs.
Not later than July 1, 2022, the department shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services on (A) the rates of reimbursement for each meals on wheels provider in the state compared to the costs to provide meals on wheels for each such provider, (B) the administrative expenses of each such meals on wheels provider, (C) the number of meals on wheels providers that have reduced or eliminated deliveries based on inadequate state reimbursement, and (D) any recommended changes in the method of allocation of funds.
Not later than July 1, 2022, the department shallreport,inaccordance withthe provisionsofsection 11- 4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services on (A) elderly populationdataand average and individual scores on the NAPIS nutritional risk assessment sHB6519 / File No.
Providers of meals under the department's elderly nutrition program shall annually provide the department with data on service levels and costs.
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502 for each of the five elderly planning and service areas as described in section 17a-304, as amended by this act, (B) the rates of reimbursement for each meals on wheels provider in the department's elderly nutrition programcomparedtothecoststoprovidemealsonwheelsforeachsuch provider, (C) the administrative expenses of each such meals on wheels provider, (D) the number of such meals on wheels providers that have reduced or eliminated deliveries based on inadequate state reimbursement, and (E) any recommended changes in the method of allocation of funds.
Providers of meals [under] for the department's elderly nutrition program shall annually provide the department with data on service levels and costs.
Section 1 July 1, 2021 17a-305(c) Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 17a-304 Sec.
To collect data on malnutrition risks for senior citizens and ensure that they have adequate nutritional assistance.
2 July 1, 2021 17a-305(c) HS Joint Favorable Subst.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
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502 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 adds reporting requirements to the state's Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and the Department of Aging and Disability Services and results in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None 1Connecticut's five AAAs are part of the federal framework and design of service delivery under Older Americans Act programs.
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502 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6519 AN ACT CONCERNING DATA COLLECTION TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS.
SUMMARY This bill requires the state’s five area agencies on aging (AAAs) to (1) distribute the National Aging Program Information System (NAPIS) nutritional risk assessment to older persons, (2) collect completed assessments, and (3) report individual and average scores for each elderly planning and service area to the Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS).
The NAPIS nutritional risk assessment is a survey that provides each respondent with a score correlating with malnutrition risk.
Current law requires ADS to review, in consultation with the AAAs, its method for allocating federal Older Americans Act funds to the AAAs for supportive services and elderly nutrition.
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The bill also requires ADS to review its allocation methods for state funds appropriated to the AAAs, and evaluate both state and federal funding allocations based on factors, including the following:
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for each of the five planning and service areas, the (a) elderly population data from the most recent U.S.
census and (b) average and individual scores on the NAPIS nutritional risk assessment;
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any increased costs for providers that deliver meals-on-wheels for ADS’ elderly nutrition programs in sparsely populated rural areas.
The bill requires ADS to (1) solicit information and recommendations from elderly nutrition providers for consideration in its evaluation and sHB6519 / File No.
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502 (2) report, by July 1, 2022, to the Aging, Appropriations, and Human Services committees on certain related information.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2021 REPORT TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES Current law requires ADS to report to the Appropriations and Human Services committees (1) any findings or recommendations from itsreviewofallocation methods for federalfundsand (2)dataon service levels and costs.
The bill instead requires ADS to report, by July 1, 2022, to the Aging, Appropriations, and Human Services committees on the following information:
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elderly population data and average and individual scores onthe NAPIS nutritional risk assessment for each of the five elderly planning and service areas;
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reimbursement rates for each meals-on-wheels provider in ADS’ elderly nutrition program, compared to each provider’s costs to provide the meals;
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each meals-on-wheels provider’s administrative expenses;
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how many meal deliveries providers reduced or eliminated due to inadequate state reimbursement;
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any recommended changes for how to allocate funds.
COMMITTEE ACTION Human Services Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/31/2021) sHB6519 / File No.
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Action History

  1. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 410

  2. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  3. HOUSE PASSED

  4. FILE NO. 502

  5. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 369

  6. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  7. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  8. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/19/21

  9. FILED WITH LCO

  10. Joint Favorable Substitute

  11. PUBLIC HEARING 0304

  12. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 6519?
HB 6519 is sponsored by Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic), Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), John-Michael Parker (Democratic), Conley, Christine, Borer, Dorinda, Geraldo C. Reyes (Democratic), Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Travis Simms (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), Kathy Kennedy (Republican), Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), Cook, Michelle L., and Kenneth Gucker (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 6519?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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