Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05287 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5287
2		-	February Session, 2016 _____HB05287AGE___030916____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5287
	2	+	February Session, 2016 LCO No. 150
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	4	+	Referred to Committee on AGING
	5	+	Introduced by:
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5287
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 5287
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8	12		February Session, 2016
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10		-	_____HB05287AGE___030916____
	14	+	LCO No. 150
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	16	+	00150_______AGE
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on AGING
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(AGE)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME-CARE SERVICES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Subsection (h) of section 17b-342 of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2016):
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18		-	(h) An individual who is otherwise eligible for services pursuant to this section shall, as a condition of participation in the program, apply for medical assistance benefits pursuant to section 17b-260 when requested to do so by the department and shall accept such benefits if determined eligible. The Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with 42 CFR 435.915, shall provide payments for Medicaid-eligible services under the medical assistance program retroactive not more than three months from the date an eligible ~~individual~~ applied for such assistance, provided such applicant has not made a transfer of assets for less than fair market value in the sixty months before applying. If the applicant has made such a transfer, the commissioner, in accordance with 42 USC 1396p(c)(1)(D)(ii), as amended from time to time, shall begin any penalty period on the later of (1) the first day of the month during or after the date of the transfer that resulted in the penalty period, or (2) the date an otherwise eligible applicant applied for medical assistance and would have been receiving such assistance but for the imposition of a penalty period. For purposes of this subsection, "penalty period" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-261q.
	30	+	(h) An individual who is otherwise eligible for services pursuant to this section shall, as a condition of participation in the program, apply for medical assistance benefits pursuant to section 17b-260 when requested to do so by the department and shall accept such benefits if determined eligible. The Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with 42 CFR 435.915, shall provide payments for Medicaid-eligible services under the medical assistance program retroactive not more than three months from the date an eligible person applied for such assistance, provided such applicant has not made a transfer of assets for less than fair market value in the sixty months before applying. If the applicant has made such a transfer, the commissioner, in accordance with 42 USC 1396p(c)(1)(D)(ii), as amended from time to time, shall begin any penalty period on the later of (1) the first day of the month during or after the date of the transfer that resulted in the penalty period, or (2) the date an otherwise eligible applicant applied for medical assistance and would have been receiving such assistance but for the imposition of a penalty period. For purposes of this subsection, "penalty period" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-261q.
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23	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
24	36		Section 1 July 1, 2016 17b-342(h)
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26	38		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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28	40		Section 1
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30	42		July 1, 2016
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32	44		17b-342(h)
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34		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
	46	+	Statement of Purpose:
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36		-	~~In Section 1(h), "eligible person" was changed~~ to ~~"eligible individual"~~ for ~~internal consistency~~.
	48	+	To provide Medicaid coverage retroactively for eligible home-care clients in accordance with federal law.
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40		-	AGE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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44		-	Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	50	+	[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.]