(a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, upon the request of a nursing facility providing services eligible for payment under the medical assistance program, make a payment to such nursing facility in advance of normal bill payment processing. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, (1) such advance shall not exceed estimated amounts due to such nursing facility for services provided to eligible recipients over the most recent two-month period, and (2) the commissioner shall recover such payment through reductions to payments due to such nursing facility or cash receipt not later than ninety days after issuance of such payment. The commissioner shall take prudent measures to assure that such advance payments are not provided to any nursing facility that is at risk of bankruptcy or insolvency, and may execute agreements appropriate for the security of repayment.
(b) For a nursing facility appointed a receiver under section 19a-543, the commissioner may waive (1) the advance payment limitation, or (2) the ninety-day deadline for recovery of advance payment prescribed in subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 11-6, S. 31; P.A. 12-130, S. 1; P.A. 13-234, S. 117.)
History: P.A. 11-6 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-130 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding Subdiv. designators (1) and (2) and reference to Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (b) re waiver of requirements of Subsec. (a) for nursing facility appointed a receiver, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re consultation with Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective June 19, 2013.