House Bill No. 6677, Public Act No. 23-30, is an act concerning adult day centers, which mandates the Commissioner of Social Services to develop a plan to increase the number of persons eligible for adult day services under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. The plan should include recommendations to lower the age eligibility requirements to include persons with early onset dementia, amend the Medicaid state plan to lower age eligibility, increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for transportation to adult day centers, and establish a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. The commissioner is required to report the plan to the General Assembly's committee on aging by February 1, 2024.

The bill also includes amendments to Section 17b-428 of the general statutes, effective July 1, 2023. It updates the definitions related to PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs, aligning them with the federal law under 42 USC 1395eee, and removes outdated references to Public Law 105-33. The bill allows the commissioner to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to add PACE program services within available appropriations and establishes the Department of Social Services as the state administering agency responsible for administering PACE program agreement services. It also provides for the implementation of policies and procedures in regulation form and repeals Section 17b-28c of the general statutes.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill:
AGE Joint Favorable:
File No. 60:
APP Joint Favorable:
File No. 808:
Public Act No. 23-30: