The bill, identified as Substitute Senate Bill No. 412 with File No. 695, aims to increase Medicaid rates for complex care nursing services. It mandates that, starting January 1, 2024, the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner must raise the fee schedule for complex care nursing services provided to patients over the age of eighteen to match the reimbursement rate for similar services provided to patients aged eighteen and under. This effectively eliminates any differential in fees based on the patient's age. The bill defines "complex care nursing services" as intensive, specialized nursing services provided to a patient with complex care needs who requires skilled nursing care at home.

Additionally, the bill includes a technical change regarding the adoption of regulations. It replaces the requirement for publishing notices of intent to adopt regulations in the Connecticut Law Journal with posting them on the eRegulations System. The fiscal impact statement attached to the bill indicates that the changes will result in a cost to the DSS of approximately $600,000 in FY 24 and $1,350,000 in FY 25. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2024.