Connecticut SB 401: AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF TELEHEALTH PROVIDERS IN DETERMINING NETWORK ADEQUACY AND EXTENDING THE TELEHEALTH PROVISIONS ADOPTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 401
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2582

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
(APP)

AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS
TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 1
"vulnerable persons" means veterans, homeless persons or persons at 2
risk of homelessness, adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 3
young adults aging out of the foster care system and persons age fifty-4
five to sixty-four who are at risk of losing benefits under the Medicaid 5
and supplemental nutrition assistance programs and permanent 6
supportive housing assistance due to changes in work requirements 7
pursuant to P.L. 119-21 and proposed changes to United States 8
Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. 9
(b) Not later than October 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Social 10
Services, in collaboration with the Commissioners of Aging and 11
Disability Services, Children and Families, Housing and Mental Health 12
and Addiction Services and the Labor Commissioner, shall develop a 13
plan for a bridge program to provide state-funded medical assistance, 14
nutrition assistance, supportive housing and employment assistance 15

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programs to vulnerable persons. The program shall: 16
(1) Supplement (A) current job support programs administered by 17
the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Aging 18
and Disability Services, (B) the Jobs First Employment Services program 19
for recipients of temporary family assistance, and (C) other employment 20
services offered by the state Labor Department for veterans and other 21
vulnerable persons to help such persons meet federal work 22
requirements and transition from permanent supportive housing 23
programs; 24
(2) Provide transitional state-funded medical assistance, nutrition 25
assistance and housing assistance equivalent to such assistance 26
vulnerable persons would have received until changes in federal law 27
and proposed changes in federal regulations; 28
(3) Recommend long-term housing solutions for vulnerable persons, 29
including, but not limited to, an inventory of state-owned property that 30
may be suitable for renovation and repurposing to provide housing 31
assistance; and 32
(4) Require uniform documentation of employability of vulnerable 33
persons after they receive employment assistance for purposes of 34
submission to the federal government for potential federal waivers of 35
work requirements. 36
(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of Social Services 37
shall submit the plan for the bridge program, together with a calculation 38
of the amount of state appropriations needed to implement the bridge 39
program and a timeline for implementation, to the joint standing 40
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 41
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human 42
services, housing and labor. 43
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

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Section 1 from passage New section

APP Joint Favorable