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Reminder Background Check Requirement
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jan 1, 2022
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
This is a reminder that Homemaker and Companion Agencies providing Medicaid services must comply with comprehensive background check requirements for all employees, which have been in effect since January 1, 2022. The policy reinforces existing Department of Consumer Protection regulations that Medicaid providers must follow.
Action Required
Homemaker and Companion Agencies must ensure compliance with comprehensive background check requirements for all employees per Department of Consumer Protection regulations. Review detailed requirements at https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_400o.htm and contact Hope Mitchell-Williams@ct.gov with questions.