Sec. 17b-346. (Formerly Sec. 17-314f). Chronic and convalescent nursing facility: Title XIX Medicaid program participant. Provider agreement.
Sec. 17b-346. (Formerly Sec. 17-314f). Chronic and convalescent nursing facility: Title XIX Medicaid program participant. Provider agreement. (a) Effective
October 1, 1991, every chronic and convalescent nursing home, except those restricted
to use by patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, chronic disease hospital
associated with a chronic and convalescent nursing home, and rest home with nursing
supervision, that participates in the medical assistance program provided in Title XIX
of the Social Security Act shall, as a condition of participation in said program, if eligible,
maintain or execute a provider agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to participate in the Medicare program under Title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to the same extent that the facility participates in the Title XIX medical assistance
program.
(b) The commissioner may issue a rate for any facility which fails to comply with
the provisions of this section provided such rate may not be lower than the lowest rate
paid to a facility for the same level of care.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 4, 26; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 24; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 46.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical corrections and deleted Subsec. (c) which
had exempted certain facilities from participating in program; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and
department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-314f transferred to Sec. 17b-346 in 1995; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 amended Subsec. (a) to add exception for chronic
and convalescent nursing home restricted to use by patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and to delete
provision allowing facility to seek approval to have a larger portion of facility certified for Title XIX medical assistance
program, effective August 15, 2002.