Sec. 17b-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). Refunds by vendors to persons eligible for medical assistance. Penalty.
Sec. 17b-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). Refunds by vendors to persons eligible
for medical assistance. Penalty. (a) Any payment made by or on behalf of an individual
who is subsequently found eligible for the Title XIX Medicaid program shall be refunded
to the payor (1) to the extent that eligibility under the program overlaps the period for
which payment was made, and (2) goods and services for which payment was made are
covered by Medicaid. Any vendor who is a provider of goods or services in the medical
assistance program shall, upon receiving notice of an individual's eligibility for the Title
XIX Medicaid program, refund any such sums received or accepted. The Department
of Social Services shall reimburse the vendor at the state rate of payment.
(b) Any vendor who wilfully refuses to refund payments under the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties for violation of subsection
(a) of section 17b-99.
(P.A. 87-379; 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. 17-83p transferred to Sec. 17b-103 in 1995.