Section 17b-262-773 - Establishment and dissemination of written policies(a) An entity shall establish and disseminate written policies, which shall also be adopted by its contractors or agents. Written policies may be on paper or in electronic form, but shall be readily available to all employees, contractors and agents. An entity need not create an employee handbook if none already exists.(b) An entity shall establish written policies for all employees and for any contractor or agent of the entity, that includes, but is not limited to, detailed information about the federal False Claims Act and other provisions named in section 1902(a)(68)(A) of the Social Security Act and detailed information about the entity's policies and procedures for detecting and preventing waste, fraud and abuse. An entity shall include in any employee handbook a specific discussion of the laws described in the written policies, the rights of employees to be protected as whistleblowers and a specific discussion of the entity's policies and procedures for detecting and preventing fraud, waste and abuse.(c) In addition to the education requirements concerning the federal laws set forth above, an entity shall reference in its written polices and handbook the following sections of the Connecticut General Statutes: 53a-290 et seq. (Vendor Fraud); 53-440 et seq. (Health Insurance Fraud); 53a-118 et seq. (Larceny); 53a-155 (Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence); 53a-157b (False Statement Intending to Mislead Public Servant); 17b-25a (Toll Free Vendor Fraud Telephone Hotline); 17b-99 (Vendor Fraud); and 17b-102 (Financial Incentive for Reporting Vendor Fraud); 4-61dd (Whistleblowing); 31-51m (Protection of Employee Who Discloses Employer's Illegal Activities or Unethical Practices); and 31-51q (Liability of Employer for Discipline or Discharge of Employee on Account of Employee's Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights).(d) An entity shall reference in its written policies and handbook the following sections of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: 17-83k-1 et seq. (Administrative Sanctions); 17b-102-01 et seq. (Financial Incentive for Reporting Vendor Fraud and Requirements for Payment for Reporting Vendor Fraud); and 4-61dd-1 et seq. (Rules of Practice for Contested Case Proceedings under the Whistleblower Protection Act).(e) The Department shall require that all entities, upon re-enrollment or contract amendment subsequent to January 1, 2007, include an addendum to their Medicaid Provider Agreement or contract which describes the requirements of this section. All entities that met the $5,000,000 threshold in federal fiscal year 2006 and annually thereafter must provide an attestation of their compliance with this section to the Department's Office of Quality Assurance by August 31st of each year. The Department's Office of Quality Assurance shall verify compliance with this section.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-262-773
Adopted effective August 30, 2007