General Assembly Raised Bill No. 520
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2296
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 520
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2296
*02296_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE COVERAGE FOR MARRIED COUPLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (g) of section 17b-261 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to require that the spouse of an institutionalized person who is applying for Medicaid shall receive the maximum community spouse protected amount, as determined pursuant to 42 USC 1396r-5. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the spouse of an institutionalized individual seeking Medicaid benefits to keep the maximum community spouse protected amount, as determined by federal law.
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