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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6383 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4707 | |
| 3 | - | * | |
| 3 | + | *04707HB06383VA_* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (VA) | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Committee Bill No. 6383 | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2015 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 4707 | |
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| 16 | - | * | |
| 16 | + | *04707HB06383VA_* | |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 22 | (VA) | |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL COSTS OF CERTAIN VETERAN AMPUTEES. | |
| 25 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Upon application by a veteran or member of the armed forces on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, the cost of medical services or equipment relating to the loss in service of an arm or leg in excess of any such costs covered by the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs for such loss shall be borne by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means any person who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and "armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103 of the general statutes. | |
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| 33 | 33 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 34 | 34 | Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section | |
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| 36 | 36 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | Section 1 | |
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| 40 | 40 | October 1, 2015 | |
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| 42 | 42 | New section | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 46 | + | To cover the costs of service and equipment not paid out by the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs for medical equipment and treatment to a veteran or member of the armed forces relating to in service loss of an arm or leg. | |
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| 48 | + | [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.] | |
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| 46 | - | VA Joint Favorable | |
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| 48 | - | ||
| 52 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.; REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist. | |
| 49 | 53 | ||
| 50 | - | Joint Favorable | |
| 54 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 55 | + | ||
| 56 | + | REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.; REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist. | |
| 57 | + | ||
| 58 | + | REP. ADINOLFI, 103rd Dist. | |
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| 60 | + | H.B. 6383 |