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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6483
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2738
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EFFORTS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION
AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 17a-302a of the general statutes be amended to require 1
the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services to file a report, in 2
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 3
with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 4
cognizance of matters relating to aging and human services on: (1) 5
Statistics regarding the number of meals on wheels delivered and 6
congregate meals served in the communities covered by each area 7
agency on aging, (2) an estimated percentage of eligible senior citizens 8
in each such area who are not being provided with meals, (3) the cost 9
to provide each meal compared to state reimbursement, (4) cutbacks in 10
meal service in each such area related to inadequate reimbursement, 11
and (5) recommendations for improvement, including, but not limited 12
to, best practices nation-wide to ensure senior citizens get the support 13
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Statement of Purpose:
To combat malnutrition among senior citizens by identifying gaps in
the provision of meals, causes for such gaps and recommendations for
improvement.