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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 146
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1229
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT EXPANDING CERTAIN VETERANS' ACCESS TO PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit the 1
Commissioner of Social Services from considering any federal non-2
service-connected pension benefits, including, but not limited to, the 3
basic pension, the Aid and Attendance benefit and the Housebound 4
benefit when determining income eligibility of any veteran or such 5
veteran's surviving spouse for certain Medicare state programs, and (2) 6
permit said commissioner to seek approval of an amendment to the 7
state Medicaid plan or a waiver from federal law, if necessary, to 8
exempt such benefits from income eligibility criteria as unreimbursed 9
medical expenses. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To require that pension benefits granted to certain veterans by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs be disregarded when
determining income eligibility for certain state Medicare programs, as
well as permit the Commissioner of Social Services to pursue
exempting such benefits from income eligibility criteria as
unreimbursed medical expenses.