Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05765 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5765
2	2		January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1532
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4	4		Referred to Committee on AGING
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 5765
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12	12		January Session, 2013
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14	14		LCO No. 1532
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18	18		Referred to Committee on AGING
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17b-349e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
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30	30		(c) (1) No individual with Alzheimer's disease may participate in the program if such individual (A) has an annual income of more than [forty-one] fifty thousand dollars or liquid assets of more than one hundred nine thousand dollars, or (B) is receiving services under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. On July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase such income and asset eligibility criteria over that of the previous fiscal year to reflect the annual cost of living adjustment in Social Security income, if any.
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32	32		(2) No individual with Alzheimer's disease who participates in the program may receive more than three thousand five hundred dollars for services under the program in any fiscal year or receive more than thirty days of out-of-home respite care services other than adult day care services under the program in any fiscal year, except that the commissioner shall adopt regulations pursuant to subsection (d) of this section to provide up to seven thousand five hundred dollars for services to a participant in the program who demonstrates a need for additional services.
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34	34		(3) The commissioner may require an individual with Alzheimer's disease who participates in the program to pay a copayment for respite care services under the program, except the commissioner may waive such copayment upon demonstration of financial hardship by such individual.
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39	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
40	40		Section 1 July 1, 2013 17b-349e(c)
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42	42		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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44	44		Section 1
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46	46		July 1, 2013
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48	48		17b-349e(c)
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	50	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	52	+	To increase the income limit for participation in the Alzheimer's disease respite care program.
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52		-	AGE Joint Favorable
53		-	HS Joint Favorable
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57		-	Joint Favorable
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	54	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]