Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06983 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6983
2		-	January Session, 2017 _____HB06983AGE___021517____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6983
	2	+	January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3189
	3	+	03189_______AGE
	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. 6983
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6983
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8	12		January Session, 2017
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10		-	~~_____HB06983AGE___021517____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 3189
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12		-	AN ACT CONCERNING RETROACTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME-CARE SERVICES.
	16	+	03189_______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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	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 Subsection (h) of section 17b-342 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
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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 ~~shall impose a penalty period~~ in accordance with 42 USC 1396p(c)(1)(D)(ii), as amended from time to time. 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 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.
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23	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
24	36		Section 1 October 1, 2017 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		October 1, 2017
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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 Subsec.~~ ~~(h), Subdivs.~~ ~~(1) and (2) were deleted and the sentence was rewritten~~ for ~~consistency with federal law and to avoid repetition.~~
	48	+	To provide Medicaid coverage retroactively for eligible individuals.
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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.]