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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 389 of 739

shall allocate the sum of two million dollars for the purchase and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives by federally qualified health centers from the federal funds allocated to the Department of Social Services for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2023, in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time. Sec. 247. Section 17b-28e of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective from passage): (NEW) (d) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to add services provided by a naturopath licensed pursuant to chapter 373 as a covered service. Sec. 248. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "Home and Community Based Services Provider Payments" means payments disbursed by state agencies to providers of health and human services that were received by such agencies through Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. (b) No state agency contracting with a provider of health and human services may attempt to recover or otherwise offset Home and Community Based Services Provider Payments obtained or retained by such provider. For purposes of this subsection, "attempt to recover or otherwise offset" means reductions in contracted amounts for the same or similar services from one contract period to the next contract period or demands for reimbursement of funds from such providers in the amount of any Home and Community Based Services Provider Payments. Sec. 249. Section 341 of public act 21-2 of the June special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall