Connecticut § 4-67c - Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of Social Services.

§ 4-67c. Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of Social Services.

Sec. 4-67c. Fee schedule for health services established by Commissioner of Social Services. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish a uniform fee schedule to equitably apply to practitioners of the healing arts and allied professions or callings set forth in chapters 370 to 383, inclusive, and vendors of sickroom supplies, for their services to needy persons chargeable to the state and to those persons included in medical assistance programs under Title XIX of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, as amended, entitled “Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs”. Said fee schedule shall be based on moderate and reasonable rates prevailing in the respective communities wherein the service is rendered.

(1967, P.A. 548, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 250, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 27, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 7, 85, 136; P.A. 82-395, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)

History: 1971 act changed reference to chapter 380 to chapter 383, included vendors of sickroom supplies under uniform fee schedule and deleted temporary exception for practitioners licensed under chapter 370; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 transferred duties of professional policy committee to the secretary of the office of policy and management with advice and assistance of income maintenance commissioner; P.A. 82-395 transferred responsibility for establishment of fee schedule from secretary of office of policy and management to commissioner of income maintenance who had formerly served in advisory role; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner of social services for commissioner of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993.