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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 287
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1438
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT ALLOWING FOR THE DEDUCTION OF CONSERVATOR
EXPENSES FROM A MEDICAID RECIPIENT'S APPLIED INCOME.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Commissioner of Social Services to amend the Medicaid state plan to 2
permit a qualified deduction of certain conservator expenses from the 3
income portion of a Medicaid recipient that is applied to the cost of 4
such recipient's care. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the applied income penalty under the Medicaid program
for costs relating to conservators.