Sec.17b-349e-7. Sponsor agency requirements

(a) Each sponsor agency shall contract annually with the department to administer the regional program. Each sponsor agency shall determine the maximum number of eligible individuals to be served in its respective region based on the financial allocation made by the department. The sponsor agency shall not admit or serve more eligible individuals than can be afforded within available appropriations.

(b) Each sponsor agency shall determine the eligibility of all applicants for services under the program, additional sources of payment for such services and assess and collect all co-payments through retrospective billing.

(c) Each sponsor agency shall develop, as necessary, a service plan for each eligible individual to be served under the program, pay providers as required, provide statistical and financial reports as required by the department, and comply with sections 17b-349e-1 to 17b-349e-9, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Adopted effective March 11, 1999; Amended July 2, 2012)