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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 197
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1054
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DEDUCTION AGAINST THE PERSONAL
INCOME TAX FOR HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MEDICAL
SUPPLIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 229 of the general statutes be amended to establish a 1
deduction against the personal income tax of not more than sixty 2
thousand dollars for the costs of full-time home health care, including, 3
but not limited to, medical supplies and in-home services provided by 4
homemaker-home health aides and other home health care providers. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage aging in place by establishing a deduction against the
personal income tax for the cost of home health care services and
medical supplies.