Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6173
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on AGING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	18		AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
15	19		RESPITE CARE PROGRAM .
16	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	21		Assembly convened:
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19	23		Section 1. Section 17b-349e of the general statutes is repealed and 1
20	24		the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
21	25		(a) As used in this section: 3
22	26		(1) "Respite care services" means support services which provide 4
23	27		short-term relief from the demands of ongoing care for an individual 5
24	28		with Alzheimer's disease. 6
25	29		(2) "Caretaker" means a person who has the responsibility for the 7
26	30		care of an individual with Alzheimer's disease or has assumed the 8
27	31		responsibility for such individual voluntarily, by contract or by order 9
28	32		of a court of competent jurisdiction. 10
29	33		(3) "Copayment" means a payment made by or on behalf of an 11
30	34		individual with Alzheimer's disease for respite care services. 12
31		-	(4) "Individual with Alzheimer's disease" means an individual with 13
	35	+	(4) "Individual with Alzheimer's disease" means an individual with 13 Raised Bill No. 6173
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32	41		Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. 14
33	42		(b) The Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services shall operate a 15
34		-	program, within available appropriations, to provide respite care 16 Substitute Bill No. 6173
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	43	+	program, within available appropriations, to provide respite care 16
41	44		services for caretakers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, 17
42	45		provided such individuals with Alzheimer's disease meet the 18
43	46		requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section. Such respite 19
44	47		care services may include, but need not be limited to: (1) [homemaker] 20
45	48		Homemaker services; (2) adult day care; (3) temporary care in a 21
46	49		licensed medical facility; (4) home-health care; (5) companion services; 22
47	50		or (6) personal care assistant services. Such respite care services may be 23
48	51		administered directly by the Department of Rehabilitation Services, or 24
49	52		through contracts for services with providers of such services, or by 25
50	53		means of direct subsidy to caretakers of individuals with Alzheimer's 26
51	54		disease to purchase such services. 27
52	55		(c) (1) No individual with Alzheimer's disease may participate in the 28
53	56		program if such individual (A) has an annual income of more than 29
54		-	[forty-one] fifty thousand dollars or liquid assets of more than one 30
55		-	hundred [nine] twenty~~-five~~ thousand dollars, or (B) is receiving 31
56		-	~~services~~ under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. On 32
57		-	~~July 1, 2009~~, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase 33
	57	+	[forty-one] fifty-one thousand dollars or liquid assets of more than one 30
	58	+	hundred [nine] twenty thousand dollars, or (B) is receiving services 31
	59	+	under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly. On July 1, 32
	60	+	[2009] 2019, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase 33
58	61		such income and asset eligibility criteria over that of the previous fiscal 34
59	62		year to reflect the annual cost of living adjustment in Social Security 35
60	63		income, if any. 36
61	64		(2) No individual with Alzheimer's disease who participates in the 37
62	65		program may receive more than three thousand five hundred dollars 38
63	66		for services under the program in any fiscal year or receive more than 39
64	67		thirty days of out-of-home respite care services other than adult day 40
65	68		care services under the program in any fiscal year, except that the 41
66	69		commissioner shall adopt regulations pursuant to subsection (d) of this 42
67	70		section to provide up to seven thousand five hundred dollars for 43
68	71		services to a participant in the program who demonstrates a need for 44
69		-	additional services. 45
	72	+	additional services. 45 Raised Bill No. 6173
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70	78		(3) The commissioner may require an individual with Alzheimer's 46
71	79		disease who participates in the program to pay a copayment for respite 47
72	80		care services under the program, except the commissioner may waive 48
73		-	such copayment upon demonstration of financial hardship by such 49 Substitute Bill No. 6173
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	81	+	such copayment upon demonstration of financial hardship by such 49
80	82		individual. 50
81	83		(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 51
82	84		provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. 52
83	85		Such regulations shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) 53
84	86		[standards] Standards for eligibility for respite care services; (2) the 54
85	87		basis for priority in receiving services; (3) qualifications and 55
86	88		requirements of providers, which shall include specialized training in 56
87	89		Alzheimer's disease, dementia and related disorders; (4) a requirement 57
88	90		that providers accredited by the Joint Commission on the 58
89	91		Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, when available, receive 59
90	92		preference in contracting for services; (5) provider reimbursement 60
91	93		levels; (6) limits on services and cost of services; and (7) a fee schedule 61
92	94		for copayments. 62
93	95		(e) The commissioner may allocate any funds appropriated in excess 63
94	96		of five hundred thousand dollars for the program among the five area 64
95	97		agencies on aging according to need, as determined by the 65
96	98		commissioner. 66
97	99		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
98	100		sections:
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100	102		Section 1 July 1, 2019 17b-349e
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102		-	AGE Joint Favorable Subst.
	104	+	Statement of Purpose:
	105	+	To expand eligibility for the Alzheimer's disease respite care program.
	106	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	107	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	108	+	not underlined.]
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