Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7109: AN ACT CONCERNING IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMM
Status: Introduced, February 27, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE AND ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING BEHAVIORAL ANALYSTS.
What the bill says
An act concerning medicaid coverage for applied behavior analysis services and implementing certain recommendations of the transforming children's behavioral health policy and planning committee. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section and section 2 of this act, "applied behavior analysis" has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-488b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. The Commissioner of Social Services shall expand access to applied behavior analysis services by (1) within available appropriations, increasing Medicaid rates of payment for supervision, assessment and direct services by board-certified behavior analysts, (2) providing coverage under the HUSKY B health program, as defined in section 17b-290 of the general statutes, for applied behavior analysis services, including, but not limited to, for children with autism spectrum disorder, (3) providing Medicaid coverage for caregiver training utilizing applied behavior analysis, and (4) standardizing codes used to describe applied behavior analysis services for the purpose of Medicaid payment by utilizing codes used by commercial insurers and LCO No. 5571 1 of Raised Bill No. 7109 Medicaid programs in other states. (b) Not later than December 1, 2025, the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of …
Sponsors
- Jane Garibay (D, 60) · primary sponsor
- Tammy Exum (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : New File by Committee on Appropriations
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : File Number 937
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/19/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
Common questions
- What is HB7109?
- HB7109 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRANSFORMING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING COMM.
- What does HB7109 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning medicaid coverage for applied behavior analysis services and implementing certain recommendations of the transforming children's behavioral health policy and planning committee. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7109?
- Introduced as of February 27, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7109?
- Jane Garibay (D, 60), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB7109?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07109&which_year=2025
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