HB 5560

General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 5560
  February Session, 2026  LCO No. 2732
 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
 Introduced by:
   (HS)
 AN ACT CONCERNING COSTS AND RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT
 FOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF
 DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
 Assembly convened:
1Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) The Commissioners of
2    Developmental Services and Social Services shall evaluate and share
3    with each other rates of payment each pay to nonprofit provider
4    organizations for the same services. To the extent such rates are lower
5    for the same services at the Department of Developmental Services or
6    the Department of Social Services, the commissioner paying such lower
7    rates shall increase such rates to achieve payment parity.
8      (b) Not later than October 1, 2026, the commissioners shall file a joint
9   report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general
10   statutes, with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly
11   having cognizance of matters relating to human services and public
12   health. The report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) A list of
13   services provided by nonprofit organizations by contract with each
14   department, (2) rates of payment by each department for each such
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15 service before any rate increase pursuant to this section, (3) costs to the
16 state to increase such rates to achieve payment parity, and (4) costs to
17 the state if the departments provided such services instead of
18 contracting with a nonprofit provider to provide the services.
  This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
  sections:
  Section 1  July 1, 2026  New section
 Statement of Purpose:
 To establish payment parity for nonprofit organizations providing the
 same services to the Departments of Developmental and Social Services.
 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. 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.]
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