Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00511 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 511
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1716
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 511 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1716

Referred to Committee on AGING 

Introduced by:

SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME CARE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to establish presumptive eligibility for persons who apply for home care benefits under title XIX of the Social Security Act and whose medical needs meet or exceed a skilled nursing facility level of care.

Statement of Purpose: 

To reduce the waiting time for approval and benefits for qualified applicants to state-administered home-care programs.