Legislative Testimony / Comments

2021

11/09/2021 – The Healthcare Workforce Crisis

  • Presentation – Health Care Cabinet: Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities / Connecticut Center for Assisted Living, Connecticut Hospital Association, LeadingAge Connecticut, and Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home

06/15/2021 – Preliminary Summaries of Legislation

  • Legislative Summary of Senate Bill Number 975 (PA 21-55), An Act Strengthening The Bill of Rights For Long-Term Care Residents and Authorizing The Use of Resident Technology For Virtual Visitation and Virtual Monitoring
  • Legislative Summary of Senate Bill Number 1030, AAC Long-term Care Facilities / Public Act Number Pending / Awaiting Governor’s Signature
  • Legislative Summary of House Bill Number 6634 (PA 21-71), AAC Essential Support Persons and A State-Wide Visitation Policy for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

05/27/2021 – SB660, SB1002, HB6595 and HB6478 – all propose to make changes in the Workers’ Compensation system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Testimony  Connecticut Hospital Association, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities / Connecticut Center for Assisted Living, Connecticut Association of Healthcare at Home and LeadingAge Connecticut

04/23/2021 – Before the Legislature on SB 1002 and HB 6595 AAC Labor Issues Related To COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment and Other Staffing Matters and HB 6478 AAC Workers Compensation

  • Testimony  Connecticut Hospital Association, LeadingAge Connecticut, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities / Connecticut Center for Assisted Living and Connecticut Association for Healthcare At Home

03/29/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6666 AAC The Department of Publi9c Health’s Recommendations Regarding Various Revisions To The Public Health Statute

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/25/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 1057 AAC Nursing Homes

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/25/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6634 AAC Essential Support Persons and a State-Wide Visitation Policy For Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/22/2021 – Before the Judiciary Committee on SB 1029 AAC Causes of Action Against Licensed Nursing Home Facilities For Failure To Meet Standards of Care Related To COVID-19

  • Testimony  Heather O. Berchem, Esq, Murtha Cullina LLP
  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/19/2021 – Before the Labor Committee in Opposition to SB 668 AAC A Fair Work Week Schedule

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/17/2021 – Before the Public Health Committee on SB 1030 AAC Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/11/2021 – Before the Labor Committee on SB 1002 AAC Labor Issues Related To COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment and Other Staffing Matters. 5. HB 6478 AAC Workers’ Compensation. 6. HB 6595 AAC Labor Matters Related To COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment and Other Staffing Issues

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/09/2021 – Before the Aging Committee on HB 6552, AAC The Rights Of Residents In Long-Term Care Facilities To Use The Technology Of Their Choice For Virtual Connections To Family, Friends And Other Persons

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/09/2021 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 975, An Act Strengthening The Bill Of Rights For Long-Term Care Facility Residents

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/04/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6446, AAC The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Human Services / Section 7

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/03/2021 – Before the Appropriations Committee on HB 06439, AAC The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June Thirtieth, 2023, and Making Appropriations Therefor

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/23/2021 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 418, An Act Increasing the Personal Needs Allowance for Certain Long-Term Care Facility Residents and Authorizing a Deduction for Conservator Expenses from the Amount of Income a Medical Recipient Applies To the Cost of Care

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/23/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on permanent access to telehealth services

02/16/2021 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6317, An Act Prohibiting Discharges From Nursing Homes And Residential Care Homes To Temporary Or Unstable Housing

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

2020

07/21/2020 – Before the Public Health and Human Services Committees Informational Forum on the Connecticut Nursing Homes and the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO
  • Testimony, Mag Morelli, LeadingAge CT President

06/04/2020 – Legislative Briefing –  Nursing Home COVID-19 Update  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO and Mag Morelli, LeadingAge CT President

Fact Sheet – Just The Facts: What Caused COVID-19 Outbreak in Nursing Homes  AHCA/NCAL

03/04/2020 – Letter to Jean Moody-Williams, Acting Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services re Making Section G in the Minimum Data Set Permanent (scheduled for removal effective October 1, 2020)

  • Letter  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO
  • Fact Sheet  Nationwide Administrative Burden Associated with Removing Section G, AHCA/NCAL

02/27/2020 – Before the Aging Committee on HB5208, An Act Deterring Abuse In Nursing Homes

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/27/2020 – Before the Aging Committee on HB5204, AAC Transportation For Nonambulatory Nursing Home Residents

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/25/2020 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB5235, AAC Nursing Facility Reimbursement

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/25/2020 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB5236, AAC The Transition To A Medicaid Nursing Facility Case Mix Payment System

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/25/2020 – Before the Labor Committee on SB227, AAC A Fair Work Week Schedule

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/19/2020 – Before the Appropriations Committee on the Governor’s FY 2021 Midterm Budget Recommendation to the Connecticut General Assembly

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO
  • Addendum  February 6, 2020 Informational Forum on Nursing Homes Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO and Mag Morelli, President, LeadingAge Connecticut

2019

04/01/2019 – To the Legislative Leadership and Appropriations Committee Chairs and Ranking Members re Opposition to Section 14 and 15 of HB 7164, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Human Services

  • Memorandum from the Connecticut Association Collaborative

03/28/2019 – To the Appropriations Committee on Making The Needs of Connecticut’s Aging Population in Skilled Nursing Homes a Priority / 4% Medicaid Rate Increase (2% State Impact of $24 Million)

  • Memorandum  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/19/2019 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB1079, AAC Nursing Home Facility Minimum Staffing Levels

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/14/2019 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB7164, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations for Human Services

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

03/07/2019 – Before the Labor Committee on SB764, An Act Prohibiting “On-Call” Shift Scheduling

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL, President/CEO

03/05/2019 – Before the Appropriations Committee on the Governor’s FY 2020 and FY 2021 Budget Recommendation to the Connecticut General Assembly

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/26/2019 – Before the Labor Committee on HB6924, An Act Prohibiting On-call Shift Scheduling

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/26/2019 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB7167, An Act Authorizing The Use of Miller Trusts To Obtain Medicaid Eligibility

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/25/2019 – Before the Public Health Committee on SB375, AAC Nursing Home Staffing Levels

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/19/2019 – Before the Aging Committee on SB828 An Act Redefining Exploitation of Elderly Persons; HB7099 An Act Increasing the Minimum Ratio of Direct Care Staff in Nursing Homes; HB7100 AAC Non-emergency Transportation for Nursing Home Residents; HB7103 AAC Nursing Home Falls

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/19/2019 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB818 An Act Allowing for the Deduction of Court-approved Conservator and Fiduciary Expenses from Medicaid Applied Income; SB819 An Act Prohibiting Assisted Living Services Agencies and Continuing Care Providers Offering Assisted Living Services from Requiring a Third-party Contract Guarantor

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

02/11/2019 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB5276 AAC The Safety of Nursing Home Patients at Risk of Falling

  • Testimony  Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF/CCAL President/CEO

2018

03/20/2018 – Statement of the Connecticut Healthcare Association Collaborative

03/16/2018 – Before the Public Health Committee on SB 463 AAC The Development Of A Facilities Resource Plan For Persons With Intellectual Disability

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

03/09/2018 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 258 AAC The Exemption Of Probate Court Approved Conservator And Fiduciary Fees From Medicaid Income Eligibility And Asset Transfer Determinations

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

03/09/2018 – Before the Aging Committee on HB 5395 AAC Training And Experience Requirements For Providers Of Services To Senior Citizens

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

03/09/2018 – Before the Aging Committee on HB 5272 AAC Visits By Non-ambulatory Nursing Home Residents To The Homes Of Their Families

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

02/28/2018 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 5157 An Act Requiring the Installation of Video Cameras in the Rooms of Nonverbal Nursing Home Residents

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

02/21/2018 – Before the Appropriations Committee on The Governor’s FY 2019 Midterm Budget Recommendation

  • Testimony Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF President/CEO

2017

06/19/2017 – Before Senator Blumenthal Emergency Field Hearing on Affordable Care Act Repeal

03/20/2017 – Before the Public Health Committee on SB 797, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Public Health Programs

03/13/2017 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 7087 (RAISED), AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding The Protection of Residents In Nursing Homes; SB 901 (RAISED), AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendation Regarding Adoption of a Model Food Code; SB 843 (RAISED), AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Revisions To The Process For Citations Of Chronic And Convalescent Nursing Homes; and SB 904, (RAISED) AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Facilities Guidelines For Technical Review Of Facility Construction And Renovation.

03/02/2017 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 7040, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Human Services Programs; HB 7122, AAC Fair Rent For Nursing Homes; SB 874, An Act Requiring Electronic Notification By The Department of Social Services; SB 875, AAC Right-Sizing, Rebalancing and Repurposing Nursing Facilities For The Twenty-First Century; HB 6885, AAC Medicaid Reimbursement Levels For Providers.

02/16/2017 – Before the Appropriations Committee on The Governor’s FY 2018 and FY 2019 Budget Recommendation

02/14/2017 – Before the Aging Committee on HB 7020 An Act Requiring The Implementation of the Recommendations of the Program Review and Investigations Committee Concerning Long-Term Care

02/07/2017 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB773 AAC Advance Notice By The Department of Social Services Of Guidelines and Bulletins

2016

11/15/2016 – Before the Health Care Cabinet concerning the Cost Containment Study Required by Public Act 15-0146 and the Consultant’s (Bailet Health) Recommendations

09/21/2016 – Before the Program Review and Investigations Committee on Study of Factors Influencing Receipt of Long-term Care Services and Supports in Home and Community Settings

03/08/2016 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 5589 (Raised), AAC An Acuity-Based System For Medicaid Reimbursement

03/03/2016 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 266, AAA A Right To Rescind A Nursing Home Contract and SB 242, AAC Nursing Homes

03/03/2016 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 278, AAC Nursing Home Facility Minimum Staffing Levels

02/25/2016 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 161, AAC Notification of Penalties For Abuse and Neglect of Nursing Home Residents and SB 166, An Act Expanding Utilization of Patient-designated Caregivers

02/24/2016 – Before the Public Health Committee on SB 209, AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding The Protection of Residents In Health Care Institutions

02/23/2016 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 107, AAC The Treatment of the Cash Value of Life Insurance Policies When Evaluating Medicaid Eligibility

02/11/2016 – Before the Appropriations Committee on the Human Services portion of the Governor’s Budget Bill

2015

06/28/2015 – Letter Matthew V. Barrett, CAHCF Executive Vice President to Christopher A. LaVigne, CT DSS re Comments and Objections to the Notice of Proposed Medicaid State Plan Amendment Nursing Facility Reimbursement (SPA 15-032)

04/08/2015 – CAHCF Legislative Healthcare Advocacy Day

03/18/2015 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 6887, AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding the Protection of Residents in Health Care Institutions

03/18/2015 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 6987, AAC Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes

03/05/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 899, AAC Voluntary Bed Reductions At Nursing Home Facilities

02/27/2015 – Before the Appropriations Committee on the Governor’s FY2016 and FY2017 Budget Recommendations

02/26/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6846, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Human Services Programs

02/25/2015 – Before the Government Administration and Elections Committee on HB 5816, AAC Audits By State Agencies

02/18/2015 – Letter/Email to Legislators re CT Mirror Op-Ed: Preserve Connecticut’s Medicaid Funding

02/11/2015 – Before the Human Service Committee on HB 6550, AAC Medicaid Provider Audits

02/10/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6674, AA Providing Financial Relief To Nursing Homes For Uncompensated Care

02/10/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 6690, AAC Minimum Nursing Facility Staffing Levels

02/05/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 5586, AA Increasing Nursing Facilities Rates; HB 5812, AAC Cost-of-living Increase For Nursing Facilities; and SB 231, AAC Cost-of-living Increases For Nursing Homes

01/29/2015 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 5257, AA Requiring Notice of Nursing Home Resident Abuse

2014

03/14/2014 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 5535, AAC Notice of a Patient’s Observation Status and Notice Concerning the Qualifications of Those Who Provide Health Care and Counseling Services

03/14/2014 – Before the Public Health Committee on HB 5537, AAC The Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Various Revisions To The Public Health Statutes

03/11/2014 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 406, AAC Certificates of Need for Nursing Homes

03/04/2014 – Before the Human Services Committee on SB 253, AAC Temporary Nursing Home Bed Reduction

03/04/2014 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 5322, AAC Nursing Home Facility Minimum Staffing Requirements

03/03/2014 – Before the Aging Committee on HB 5300, AAC Nursing Home Notifications

02/25/2014 – Before the Aging Committee on SB 179, AAC The Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Task Force’s Recommendations on Training and HB 5226, An Act Increasing The Personal Needs Allowance

02/20/2014 – Before the Human Services Committee on HB 5051, An Act Improving Transparency Of Nursing Home Operations; HB 5136, AAC Nursing Home Transparency; and HB 5052, An Act Implementing The Governor’s Budget Recommendations For Human Services Programs, Section 7

02/14/2014 – Before the Appropriations Committee on the Human Services portion of the Governor’s Budget Bill

01/30/2014 – Matthew V. Barrett, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities submits comments and observations to the Committee on Adequate Provider Networks of MAPOC (Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council) regarding draft report