The Commissioner of Social Services may design and implement a care enhancement and disease management initiative, if such initiative is determined to be cost effective by the commissioner. The initiative shall provide for an integrated and systematic approach for managing the health care needs of high cost Medicaid recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the commissioner may contract with an entity to effectuate the purposes of this section, provided such entity has an established and demonstrated capability in the design and implementation of a disease management initiative. If implemented, the commissioner shall report annually on the status of the care enhancement and disease management initiative to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services.
(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 51; P.A. 05-209, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-209 substituted “may” for “shall” re commissioner's design and implementation of care enhancement and disease management initiative, added “if such initiative is determined to be cost effective by the commissioner” and added “if implemented” with respect to annual reports re the status of initiative, effective July 1, 2005.
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