(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the Department of Social Services shall establish rates based on reasonable costs related to patient care for a demonstration project which shall provide skilled and intermediate nursing home care for persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS-related complex in a facility which is located within the Connecticut metropolitan area which has the highest incidence of AIDS and which is specifically established, equipped and staffed for such purpose.
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may implement the provisions of this section prior to adopting or amending regulations.
(P.A. 89-325, S. 11, 26; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)
History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-314h transferred to Sec. 17b-348 in 1995.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 17b-337. - Long-Term Care Planning Committee. Long-term care plan.
Section 17b-338. - Long-Term Care Advisory Council. Membership. Duties.
Section 17b-342. (Formerly Sec. 17-314b). - Connecticut home-care program for the elderly.
Section 17b-354a. - Judicial enforcement.
Section 17b-362a. - Pharmacy review panel established.
Section 17b-363b. - Reimbursement for pharmacy services for long-term care facilities.
Section 17b-365. - Assisted living services pilot program. Medicaid waiver program.
Section 17b-366. - Assisted living services pilot program. State-funded program.
Section 17b-367. - Information on long-term care options. Web site.
Section 17b-371. - Long-Term Care Reinvestment account. Report.