Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00273 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 273
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1598
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44 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 273
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 1598
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1616 *01598*
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1818 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING FAIRNESS FOR FAMILIES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to create a "Fairness for Families Act" requiring the Department of Social Services to (1) pay family caregivers at the same Medicaid rate as private providers, (2) equalize eligibility and reimbursement formulas for home care and institutional care, and (3) not unfairly punish Medicaid applicants who were unaware of certain assets at the time of their Medicaid applications by treating such assets as not available until the date of discovery for the purpose of establishing a start date for any Medicaid penalty period.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To require fairness for families in Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement determinations.