Connecticut HB 5560: AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN CONDUCT CONCERNING REVIEWS OF BUSINESSES, CONSUMER GOODS AND CONSUMER SERVICES.

Bill Text

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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:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) The Commissioners of 1
Developmental Services and Social Services shall evaluate and share 2
with each other rates of payment each pay to nonprofit provider 3
organizations for the same services. To the extent such rates are lower 4
for the same services at the Department of Developmental Services or 5
the Department of Social Services, the commissioner paying such lower 6
rates shall increase such rates to achieve payment parity. 7
(b) Not later than October 1, 2026, the commissioners shall file a joint 8
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 9
statutes, with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 10
having cognizance of matters relating to human services and public 11
health. The report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) A list of 12
services provided by nonprofit organizations by contract with each 13
department, (2) rates of payment by each department for each such 14

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service before any rate increase pursuant to this section, (3) costs to the 15
state to increase such rates to achieve payment parity, and (4) costs to 16
the state if the departments provided such services instead of 17
contracting with a nonprofit provider to provide the services. 18
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.

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