Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06076 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6076
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2299
 *02299*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. FUSCO, 81st Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6076 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2299

*02299*

Referred to Committee on AGING 

Introduced by:

REP. FUSCO, 81st Dist.

AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CONNECTICUT HOME-CARE PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 17b-342 of the general statutes be amended to (1) expand income eligibility for the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly, and (2) decrease the percentage of the cost of care participants pay. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide more senior citizens with the opportunity to receive care at home rather than an institution.