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• 1/1/0001 State Launches CaringCareers.org, Awareness Campaign To Help Expand Workforce of In-Home Caregivers

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today announced the launch of a special website, www.CaringCareers.org, and multi-media public awareness campaign to help Connecticut attract more people to the growing field of in-home caregiving. Highlighting the theme, ‘In-Home is In Demand,’ the website and campaign will promote opportunities in a job market that’s expanding rapidly as older adults and people with disabilities enjoy more options to live independently.

• 1/1/0001 Heating Aid Applications Available Through May 31

  (HARTFORD, CT) – State officials have extended the deadline for applying for federal energy assistance to cover this past winter’s home-heating bills, a step that will especially help households now receiving shutoff notices from utility companies. Applications for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) are being accepted for another full month, through Tuesday, May 31, at community sites throughout the state.

• 1/1/0001 More Than One Thousand Toys And Gifts Donated To Children in Foster Care

  State Employees from Department of Social Services Play Role of Santa For Children Separated From Family During The Holiday

• 1/1/0001 DSS Middletown Office Moving to South Main Street

  The state Department of Social Services is re-locating its Middletown field office to a larger, modern facility at 2081 South Main Street (Route 17) on Monday, Nov. 9.

• 1/1/0001 Attorney General: AG Jepsen Files False Claims Act Complaint Alleging Psychiatrist Knowingly Submitted False Claims to the Connecticut Medicaid Program

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that he has filed a complaint in Hartford Superior Court under the Connecticut False Claims Act seeking treble damages and other relief stemming from an alleged long-running scheme to submit false claims to the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP) from January 2010 through December 2014.

• 1/1/0001 State Reaches Settlements with Three Defendants in Alleged Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Lawsuit

  The state has executed settlement agreements with three defendants that resolve civil fraud allegations and claims stemming from an illegal Medicaid dental billing scheme, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• 1/1/0001 State Reaches Settlement with Second Defendant in Alleged Fraudulent Medicaid Billing Lawsuit

  Attorney General George Jepsen, with Department of Social Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations; U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut; Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division; and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• 1/1/0001 Fact Sheet: New Haven MOMS Partnership Begins Mental Health, Related Services at Community Sites

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby help launch unique service delivery model at Stop & Shop, other popular locations visited by children and families throughout New Haven.

• 1/1/0001 Lt. Governor Wyman, Mayor Harp, DSS Announce Expansion of Mental Health Initiative For New Haven Families

  (NEW HAVEN, CT, Dec. 9, 2014) – Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today joined Mayor Toni N. Harp, Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby, Yale University and business and community partners to announce the expansion of pioneering initiative to help families access mental health services at popular sites in the community, including Stop & Shop Supermarket, West Rock Authors’ Academy, and the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven.

• 1/1/0001 State Joins National Settlement with Shire Pharmaceuticals Resolving Inappropriate Marketing Allegations

  HARTFORD – Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today that Connecticut has joined a federal-state settlement with Shire Pharmaceuticals, LLC to resolve allegations that the company inappropriately marketed Adderall XR, Vyvanse, Daytrona, Lialda and Pentasa for conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy: ‘Katie Beckett’ Waiver Program to Serve 100 More Medically Fragile Children

  (Hartford, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Medicaid program for medically fragile children, known as the Katie Beckett waiver, will be helping up to 100 additional families care for their children at home, instead of a hospital.

• 1/1/0001 State Brings Criminal Charges and Civil Claims Action against Stamford-based Dental Provider Alleging Medicaid Fraud

  In a coordinated law enforcement effort, the state has commenced both criminal and civil proceedings against a Stamford-based dental practitioner and related individuals and businesses alleging a long-running and substantial scheme of fraudulent Medicaid claims for dental services provided to residents of long-term care facilities in the state, Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State's Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today.

• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Awarded $9.7 M To Integrate Health Care For High-Cost Medicaid Beneficiaries

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a new federal award of $9.7 million for spurring a Connecticut initiative to transform the way health care is delivered to children and families with extensive behavioral and physical health needs.

• 1/1/0001 Gov. Malloy Moves To Safeguard Food Benefits For 50,000 Low-Income Families

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration is taking immediate action to prevent nearly 50,000 Connecticut households from losing vital food benefits through cuts in the recently-passed Farm Bill.

• 1/1/0001 State Joins Global Settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals

  HARTFORD – Connecticut has joined a federal-state settlement with Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies inappropriately marketed the drug Lidoderm for conditions not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today.