The Health and Human Services Policy and Planning Division (HHS) leads a number of policy and planning teams aimed at improving the delivery of health care, long-term care services and supports and human services in the State. The Division provides research and staff support, represents OPM on numerous legislatively mandated councils and committees, manages federal grants, and monitors state and national activities that address quality, access and cost issues. Examples of HHS activities include:
Long-term services and supports
- Public Policy Development: HHS identifies and analyzes emerging long-term services and supports issues in the areas of financing, service delivery, and types of care. The Division emphasizes the importance of shifting the balance between public and private resources and institutional and community-based care.
- Partnership for Long-Term Care: HHS administers Connecticut's Partnership for Long-Term Care, the State's partnership with the insurance industry that educates Connecticut's residents about the importance of planning ahead for future long-term services and supports needs and provides high-quality private long-term care insurance to help with those planning efforts.
- Long-Term Care Planning Committee: HHS staff chairs and provide staff support for the Planning Committee, which is responsible for issuing a State long-term services and supports plan every three years.
- Assisted Living Projects: HHS also coordinates several assisted living projects involving various State agencies.
- Long-Term Services and Supports Website: HHS helped develop the State's first long-term services and supports website. This website has now been replaced by the My Place CT website.
- Annual Nursing Home Census: HHS staff surveys Connecticut nursing facilities annually on September 30 of each year and provides aggregate information on the status of nursing facilities and their residents.
Completed projects
- Certificate of Need Task Force: Governor Malloy's Executive Order 51A created the Certificate of Need (CON) Task Force. Its job is to review the state's CON process and programs. The goal is to find out if changes can boost care quality and access for all residents. We also want to maintain a fair health care market. The Task Force convened from April 12, 2016 to January 9, 2017 and submitted a final report of recommendations to Governor Malloy on January 15, 2017. Access the CON Task Force final report (PDF).
- Closing the Office of Protection and Advocacy and creating the Protection and Advocacy System: Effective July 1, 2017, the State Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities was abolished and Connecticut's Protection and Advocacy System for Persons with Disabilities was Connecticut's Protection and Advocacy System for Persons with Disabilities was redesignated (PDF) to a non-profit entity, Disability Rights Connecticut. HHS staff oversaw the entire redesignation process.
- Report Regarding the Development of a Complex Case Team. PA 25-89 Sec. 5 The final report submitted on February 2, 2026, can be viewed here. (PDF)
- Report Regarding Interagency Coalition. PA 24-134 § 6 The final report submitted on July 1, 2025 can be viewed here.
- Evaluation of Employment Assistance Programs for Individuals with Disabilities in Connecticut Public Act 23-137 § 2 The final report submitted on December 30, 2024 can be viewed here. (PDF)
- Evaluation of Statutory Definitions and Regulations: Intellectual Disability and Related Programs Public Act 23-137 § 4 The final report submitted on December 30, 2024 can be viewed here. (PDF)
- Plan and Timeline for The Transition of Oversight from The Department of Consumer Protection to The Department of Public Health Public Act 23-48, Section 11 The final report submitted on December 30, 2024 can be viewed here. (PDF)