General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5646
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1832
*01832*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5646
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1832
*01832*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist.
AN ACT ASSISTING NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH PERSONAL NEEDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 17b-106 and 17b-172 of the general statutes be amended to increase the personal needs allowance to seventy-two dollars and seventy-five cents per month for long-term care facility residents who receive medical assistance.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide nursing home residents with additional funds to spend on personal needs.