General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 711
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1263
*01263*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 711
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1263
*01263*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT AIDING THE SPOUSES OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to allow the community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid recipient to retain the maximum amount of resources available under federal law to live independently in the community.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the spouse of an institutionalized resident sufficient resources to live independently and avoid costly institutional care.