General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5536
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1104
*01104*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5536
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1104
*01104*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING WAIVING BANK FEES FOR MEDICAID APPLICANTS SUBJECT TO ASSET TRANSFER REVIEWS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services, acting in consultation with the Banking Commissioner, to waive any bank fee assessed to a Medicaid applicant for a review by the Department of Social Services of any asset transfers made by such applicant in the five years prior to his or her application for Medicaid.
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce the financial burden on Medicaid applicants subject to a five-year look-back period for asset transfers.