Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-278e: Amendment to state Medicaid plan to exclude payment for hospital-acquired conditions.

The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to indicate that approved inpatient hospital rates are not applicable to hospital-acquired conditions that are identified as nonpayable by Medicare pursuant to Section 5001(c) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 so that hospitals are not paid for such hospital-acquired conditions.