General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6983
January Session, 2017 *_____HB06983AGE___021517____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6983
January Session, 2017
*_____HB06983AGE___021517____*
AN ACT CONCERNING RETROACTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME-CARE SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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 Subsection (h) of section 17b-342 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(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.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 17b-342(h)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
17b-342(h)
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (h), Subdivs. (1) and (2) were deleted and the sentence was rewritten for consistency with federal law and to avoid repetition.
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