Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05541 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/16/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5541
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 783
 *00783*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5541 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 783

*00783*

Referred to Committee on AGING 

Introduced by:

REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERIM CARE FACILITIES.

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 a pilot program to provide Medicaid reimbursement to interim care facilities for Medicaid-eligible persons who do not require twenty-four-hour care but have health conditions that make it difficult for them to live alone.

Statement of Purpose: 

To allow Medicaid-eligible persons with serious health conditions to live in a supportive, community setting.