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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5511
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 188
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist.
AN ACT ALLOWING COMMUNITY SPOUSES OF INSTITUTIONALIZED
MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO RETAIN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to allow 1
community spouses of institutionalized Medicaid recipients to retain 2
the maximum amount of resources allowed under federal law. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To help spouses of nursing home residents to live independently
longer in their homes in the community.