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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 282
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1270
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE OMBUDSMAN TO INVESTIGATE
COMPLAINTS CONCERNING RECIPIENTS OF HOME AND
COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 17a-408 of the general statutes be amended to require 1
the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to investigate 2
complaints concerning recipients of home and community-based 3
services. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the scope of the State Ombudsman's duty to protect long-
term care clients to those receiving home and community-based care.