SB 1122 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT REQUIRING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AUDITS OF MEDICAID-FUNDED PROGRAMS BY THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

SB 1122 requires the Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct annual performance audits of at least two Medicaid-funded programs starting January 1, 2026. The Human Services Committee chairpersons must provide a written list of eligible programs to the auditors by December 1, 2025 (and annually thereafter), and program administrators must supply requested information. Audit results must be reported to the Governor, State Comptroller, and relevant legislative committees, with the Department of Social Services required to post findings online within 30 days of completion. This bill directly affects Medicaid programs and the Auditors of Public Accounts agency, which will need to hire additional staff to implement the audits.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2025

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Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025

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Committee Bill → HS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand oversight of Medicaid-funded programs by requiring not just the committee chairpersons, but also ranking members, to submit programs for performance audits. Additionally, the responsibility for providing information to auditors was shifted from the audited programs themselves to their administrators, clarifying accountability.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include ranking members of the joint standing committee in addition to chairpersons when submitting programs for audit.

REQUIREMENT

Changed who must submit programs for audit from only the Senate and House chairpersons to include ranking members of the joint standing committee as well.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified who must provide information to auditors from the audited programs themselves to the administrators of those programs.

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'Committee Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and updated legislative numbering from LCO No. 4767 to reflect the joint favorable substitute status.

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a Proposed Bill to a Committee Bill with updated legislative codes. The main substantive change is that the original requirement for the Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct audits was modified to require the Senate and House chairpersons of the Human Services Committee to first provide a written list of at least two Medicaid-funded programs for audit. Additionally, the Statement of Purpose was updated to explicitly mention the use of performance audits by the Auditors of Public Accounts.

Scope change

The scope of the audit requirement was expanded to include a selection process where the Human Services Committee chairpersons must identify specific Medicaid-funded programs to be audited, rather than the auditors selecting programs independently.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Senate and House chairpersons of the Human Services Committee to provide a written list of at least two Medicaid-funded programs to the Auditors of Public Accounts annually by December 1, 2025, and thereafter.

Added a requirement that the Commissioner of Social Services must post a link to audit results and recommendations on the Department of Social Services website within 30 days after audit completion.

TIMELINE

Established a new effective date of July 1, 2025 for the new section requiring the written list of programs to be provided to auditors.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the reporting requirements so that auditors must report findings to the Governor, State Comptroller, and relevant joint standing committees, in addition to the existing requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from Proposed Bill No. 1122 to Committee Bill No. 1122 and changed the Legislative Committee Office number from 2747 to 4767.

DEFINITION

Added a new subsection (j) to section 2-90 of the general statutes to codify the requirement for auditors to conduct performance audits of Medicaid-funded programs from the list provided by the committee chairpersons.

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Mar 5, 2025

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Joint Favorable Substitute

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Feb 20, 2025

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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services

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Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

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Jan 23, 2025

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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services

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