General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6189 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2301 *02301* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6189 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2301 *02301* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING WHEELCHAIR REPAIRS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 17b-278i of the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Social Services to streamline the process by which it approves and completes wheelchair repairs for medical assistance recipients. Statement of Purpose: To reduce unnecessary delays in the process by which wheelchairs are repaired for medical assistance recipients.