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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5310
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 2090
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT ELIMINATING STATE RECOVERY OF PUB LIC ASSISTANCE
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED U NDER FEDERAL LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4a-13 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2
For purposes of this section and section 4a-16, "cash assistance" 3
means payments made to a beneficiary of the aid to families with 4
dependent children program, the state-administered general assistance 5
program, the state supplement program or the temporary family 6
assistance program. The Commissioner of Administrative Services may 7
accept mortgage notes and mortgage deeds in payment of claims due 8
for [welfare assistance or] (1) institutional care in state humane 9
institutions, as defined in section 17b-222, or correctional institutions 10
administered by the Commissioner of Correction, and (2) cash 11
assistance and medical assistance the state is required to recover under 12
federal law, on such terms and conditions as the commissioner deems 13
proper and reasonable, and such encumbrances may be foreclosed in an 14
action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction by the commissioner 15
on behalf of the state. Any such encumbrance shall be released by the 16
commissioner upon payment of the amount by it secured. 17 Raised Bill No. 5310
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Sec. 2. Section 4a-16 of the general statutes is repealed and the 18
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 19
When any person supported or cared for by the state (1) under a 20
program of public assistance, [or] (2) in an institution maintained by the 21
Department of Developmental Services or Department of Mental Health 22
and Addiction Services, [or] (3) when an inmate of the Department of 23
Correction, or [when any] (4) as a child committed to the Commissioner 24
of Social Services or Commissioner of Children and Families, dies 25
leaving only personal estate, including personal assets owing and due 26
the estate after death, not exceeding the aggregate value, as described in 27
section 45a-273, as amended by this act, the Commissioner of 28
Administrative Services or the commissioner's authorized 29
representative shall, upon filing with the probate court having 30
jurisdiction of such estate a certificate that the total estate is under the 31
aggregate value, as described in section 45a-273, as amended by this act, 32
and the claim of the state, together with the expense of last illness not 33
exceeding three hundred seventy-five dollars and funeral and burial 34
expenses in accordance with [section] sections 17b-84 and 17b-131, 35
equals or exceeds the amount of such estate, be issued a certificate by 36
said court that the commissioner is the legal representative of such 37
estate only for the following purpose. The commissioner shall have 38
authority to claim such estate, the commissioner's receipt for the same 39
to be a valid discharge of the liability of any person turning over the 40
same, and to settle the same by payment of the expense of last illness 41
not exceeding three hundred seventy-five dollars, expense of funeral 42
and burial in accordance with [section] sections 17b-84 and 17b-131 and 43
the remainder as partial or full reimbursement of the claim of the state 44
for (A) care [or assistance] rendered to the decedent as described in 45
subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this section, or (B) cash assistance or 46
medical assistance that the state is required to recover under federal law. 47
The commissioner shall file with said probate court a statement of the 48
settlement of such estate as herein provided. 49
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 17b-77 of the general statutes is 50
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 51 Raised Bill No. 5310
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2020): 52
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall notify each [applicant 53
for aid under the state supplement program, medical assistance 54
program, temporary family assistance program and state-administered 55
general assistance program of the provisions of sections 17b-93 to 17b-56
97, inclusive, in general terms, at the time of application for such aid. 57
The commissioner shall notify each] person who may be liable for 58
repayment of [such] aid under the state supplement program, medical 59
assistance program, temporary family assistance program or state-60
administered general assistance program, if known, of the provisions of 61
sections 17b-93 to 17b-97, inclusive, as amended by this act, in general 62
terms, not later than thirty days after the applicant for such aid is 63
determined to be eligible for such aid or, if not known at the time the 64
applicant is determined to be eligible for such aid, [the department shall 65
give such notice] not later than thirty days after the date on which the 66
commissioner identifies such person as one who may be liable for 67
repayment of such aid. The notice shall be (1) written in plain language, 68
(2) in an easily readable and understandable format, and (3) whenever 69
possible, in the first language of the [applicant or] person who may be 70
liable for repayment of such aid. 71
Sec. 4. Section 17b-79 of the general statutes is repealed and the 72
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 73
(a) For purposes of this section, "cash assistance" means payments 74
made to a beneficiary of the state supplement program, the temporary 75
family assistance program or the state-administered general assistance 76
program. No person shall be deemed ineligible to receive an award 77
under the state supplement program, medical assistance program, 78
temporary family assistance program, state-administered general 79
assistance program or supplemental nutrition assistance program for 80
himself or herself or for any person for whose support he or she is liable 81
by reason of having an interest in real property, maintained as his or her 82
home, provided the equity in such property [shall] does not exceed the 83
limits established by the commissioner. The commissioner may place a 84 Raised Bill No. 5310
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lien against any property to secure the claim of the state for all amounts 85
which it has paid or may thereafter pay [to such person or in such 86
person's behalf under any such program, or to or] (1) on behalf of any 87
person [for whose support he or she is liable] determined to be legally 88
liable pursuant to section 17b-81 for the support of any beneficiary 89
under any such program, (2) for any medical assistance the state is 90
required to recover under federal law, and (3) for any cash assistance 91
the state is required to recover under federal law, except for property 92
maintained as a home in aid to families of dependent children cases, in 93
which case such lien shall secure the state only for that portion of the 94
assistance grant awarded for amortization of a mortgage or other 95
encumbrance beginning with the fifth month after the original grant for 96
principal payment on any such encumbrance is made, and each 97
succeeding month of such grant thereafter. The claim of the state shall 98
be secured by filing a certificate in the land records of the town or towns 99
in which any such real estate is situated, describing such real estate. Any 100
such lien may, at any time during which the amount secured by such 101
lien remains unpaid, be foreclosed in an action brought in a court of 102
competent jurisdiction by the commissioner on behalf of the state. Any 103
real estate to which title has been taken by foreclosure under this section, 104
or which has been conveyed to the state in lieu of foreclosure, may be 105
sold, transferred or conveyed for the state by the commissioner with the 106
approval of the Attorney General, and the commissioner may, in the 107
name of the state, execute deeds for such purpose. Such lien shall be 108
released by the commissioner upon payment of the amount secured by 109
such lien, or an amount equal to the value of the beneficiary's interest in 110
such property if the value of such interest is less than the amount 111
secured by such lien, at the commissioner's discretion, and with the 112
advice and consent of the Attorney General, upon a compromise of the 113
amount due to the state. At the discretion of the commissioner, the 114
beneficiary, or, in the case of a husband and wife living together, the 115
survivor of them, as long as he or she lives, or a dependent child or 116
children, may be permitted to occupy such real property. 117
(b) On and after July 1, 2020, the state shall not recover from any 118 Raised Bill No. 5310
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beneficiary or beneficiary's estate any cash assistance or medical 119
assistance provided by the state to or on behalf of such beneficiary, 120
unless the state is required to recover such assistance under federal law. 121
Any certificate or lien filed under this section by or on behalf of the state 122
prior to July 1, 2020, to secure the state's interest in real property for 123
recovery of such cash assistance or medical assistance shall be released 124
by the state if the recovery of such assistance is not required under 125
federal law. 126
Sec. 5. Section 17b-93 of the general statutes is repealed and the 127
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 128
(a) [If a beneficiary of aid] For purposes of this section and sections 129
17b-94 and 17b-95, "cash assistance" means payments made to a 130
beneficiary under the state supplement program, [medical assistance 131
program,] aid to families with dependent children program, temporary 132
family assistance program or state-administered general assistance 133
program. If a beneficiary of cash assistance or medical assistance has or 134
acquires property of any kind or interest in any property, estate or claim 135
of any kind, except moneys received for the replacement of real or 136
personal property, the state of Connecticut shall have a claim for any 137
cash assistance or medical assistance provided by the state to or on 138
behalf of such beneficiary that the state is required to recover under 139
federal law, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section and the 140
provisions of section 17b-94, as amended by this act, which shall have 141
priority over all other unsecured claims and unrecorded encumbrances, 142
against such beneficiary. [for the full amount paid, subject to the 143
provisions of section 17b-94, to the beneficiary or on the beneficiary's 144
behalf under said programs; and, in addition thereto, the parents of an 145
aid to dependent children beneficiary, a state-administered general 146
assistance beneficiary or a temporary family assistance beneficiary shall 147
be liable to repay, subject to the provisions of section 17b-94, to the state 148
the full amount of any such aid paid to or on behalf of either parent, his 149
or her spouse, and his or her dependent child or children, as defined in 150
section 17b-75.] The state of Connecticut shall have a lien against 151
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kind of the parents of an aid to dependent children, temporary family 153
assistance or state administered general assistance beneficiary, in 154
addition and not in substitution of [its] any other state claim, for 155
amounts owing under any order for support of any court or any family 156
support magistrate, including any arrearage under such order, 157
provided household goods and other personal property identified in 158
section 52-352b, real property pursuant to section 17b-79, as amended 159
by this act, as long as such property is used as a home for the beneficiary, 160
and money received for the replacement of real or personal property, 161
shall be exempt from such lien. 162
(b) Any person who received cash benefits under the aid to families 163
with dependent children program, the temporary family assistance 164
program or the state-administered general assistance program, when 165
such person was under eighteen years of age, shall not be liable to repay 166
the state for such assistance. 167
(c) No claim, except a claim required to be made under federal law, 168
shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment made pursuant to 169
chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 47-88d or 47-287, 170
any moneys received as a settlement or award in a housing or 171
employment or public accommodation discrimination case, any court-172
ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made pursuant to 173
subsection (e) of section 47a-14h or section 47a-4a, 47a-5 or 47a-57, or 174
any security deposit refund pursuant to subsection (d) of section 47a-21 175
paid to a beneficiary of assistance under the state supplement program, 176
medical assistance program, aid to families with dependent children 177
program, temporary family assistance program or state-administered 178
general assistance program or paid to any person who has been 179
supported wholly, or in part, by the state, in accordance with section 180
17b-223, in a humane institution. 181
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever 182
funds are collected pursuant to this section or section 17b-94, as 183
amended by this act, and the person who otherwise would have been 184
entitled to such funds is subject to a court-ordered current or arrearage 185 Raised Bill No. 5310
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child support payment obligation in a IV-D support case, such funds 186
shall first be paid to the state for reimbursement of Medicaid funds 187
granted to such person for medical expenses incurred for injuries related 188
to a legal claim by such person which was the subject of the state's lien 189
and such funds shall then be paid to the Office of Child Support Services 190
for distribution pursuant to the federally mandated child support 191
distribution system implemented pursuant to subsection (j) of section 192
17b-179. The remainder, if any, shall be paid to the state for payment of 193
previously provided cash assistance or medical assistance [through the 194
state supplement program, medical assistance program, aid to families 195
with dependent children program, temporary family assistance 196
program or state-administered general assistance program] that the 197
state is required to recover under federal law. 198
(e) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in 199
accordance with chapter 54, establishing criteria and procedures for 200
adjustment of the claim of the state of Connecticut against any parent 201
under subsection (a) of this section. The purpose of any such adjustment 202
shall be to encourage the positive involvement of noncustodial parents 203
in the lives of their children and to encourage noncustodial parents to 204
begin making regular support payments. 205
(f) On and after July 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Social Services shall 206
not recover from any beneficiary or beneficiary's estate any cash 207
assistance or medical assistance provided by the state to or on behalf of 208
such beneficiary, unless the state is required to recover such assistance 209
under federal law. Any claim or lien filed under this section prior to July 210
1, 2020, by or on behalf of the state to secure the state's interest in 211
recovery of such cash assistance or medical assistance shall be released 212
by the state if recovery of such assistance is not required under federal 213
law. 214
Sec. 6. Section 17b-94 of the general statutes is repealed and the 215
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 216
(a) In the case of causes of action of beneficiaries of aid under the state 217 Raised Bill No. 5310
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supplement program, medical assistance program, aid to families with 218
dependent children program, temporary family assistance program or 219
state-administered general assistance program, subject to subsections 220
(b) and (c) of section 17b-93, as amended by this act, or of a parent [liable 221
to repay] whose support payments are subject to recovery by the state 222
under the provisions of section 17b-93, as amended by this act, the claim 223
of the state shall be a lien against the proceeds therefrom in the amount 224
of [the assistance paid or] (1) any cash assistance or medical assistance 225
the state is required to recover under federal law, or (2) any support 226
payment due from a parent pursuant to the provisions of section 17b-227
93, as amended by this act, provided the claim of the state under this 228
subdivision shall not exceed fifty per cent of the proceeds received by 229
such [beneficiary or such] parent after payment of all expenses 230
connected with the cause of action, whichever is less, for repayment 231
under section 17b-93, as amended by this act, and shall have priority 232
over all other claims except attorney's fees for said causes, expenses of 233
suit, costs of hospitalization connected with the cause of action by 234
whomever paid over and above hospital insurance or other such 235
benefits, and, for such period of hospitalization as was not paid for by 236
the state, physicians' fees for services during any such period as are 237
connected with the cause of action over and above medical insurance or 238
other such benefits; and such claim shall consist of the total assistance 239
repayment for which claim may be made under said programs. The 240
proceeds of such causes of action shall be assignable to the state for 241
payment of the amount due under section 17b-93, as amended by this 242
act, subject to the provisions of this subsection, irrespective of any other 243
provision of law. Upon presentation to the attorney for the beneficiary 244
of an assignment of such proceeds executed by the beneficiary or his 245
conservator or guardian, such assignment shall constitute an irrevocable 246
direction to the attorney to pay the Commissioner of Administrative 247
Services in accordance with its terms, except if, after settlement of the 248
cause of action or judgment thereon, th e Commissioner of 249
Administrative Services does not inform the attorney for the beneficiary 250
of the amount of lien which is to be paid to the Commissioner of 251
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request of such attorney for such information, such attorney may 253
distribute such proceeds to such beneficiary and shall not be liable for 254
any loss the state may sustain thereby. 255
(b) In the case of an inheritance of an estate by a beneficiary of aid 256
under the state supplement program, medical assistance program, aid 257
to families with dependent children program, temporary family 258
assistance program or state-administered general assistance program, 259
subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 17b-93, or by a parent [liable 260
to repay] whose support payments are subject to recovery by the state 261
under the provisions of section 17b-93, [fifty per cent of the assets of the 262
estate payable to the beneficiary or such parent or] as amended by this 263
act, the amount of such assets equal to the amount [of assistance paid, 264
whichever is less, shall be assignable to the state for payment of the 265
amount] due under section 17b-93, as amended by this act, shall be 266
assignable to the state, provided the amount assignable to the state by a 267
parent whose support payments are subject to recovery by the state 268
under the provisions of section 17b-93, as amended by this act, shall not 269
exceed fifty per cent of the assets of the estate payable to such parent. 270
The state shall have a lien against such assets in the applicable amount 271
specified in this subsection. The Court of Probate shall accept any such 272
assignment executed by the beneficiary or parent or any such lien notice 273
if such assignment or lien notice is filed by the Commissioner of 274
Administrative Services with the court prior to the distribution of such 275
inheritance, and to the extent of such inheritance not already 276
distributed, the court shall order distribution in accordance with such 277
assignment or lien notice. If the Commissioner of Administrative 278
Services receives any assets of an estate pursuant to any such 279
assignment, the commissioner shall be subject to the same duties and 280
liabilities concerning such assigned assets as the beneficiary or parent. 281
(c) On and after July 1, 2020, the state shall not recover from any 282
beneficiary or beneficiary's estate any cash assistance or medical 283
assistance provided by the state to or on behalf of such beneficiary, 284
unless the state is required to recover such assistance under federal law. 285
Any lien or other claim filed under this section by or on behalf of the 286 Raised Bill No. 5310
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state prior to July 1, 2020, to secure the state's interest in recovery of such 287
cash assistance or medical assistance shall be released by the state if the 288
recovery of such assistance is not required under federal law. 289
Sec. 7. Section 17b-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the 290
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 291
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, upon the 292
death of a parent [of a child who has, at any time, been a beneficiary 293
under the program of aid to families with dependent children, the 294
temporary family assistance program or the state-administered general 295
assistance program, or upon the death of any person who has at any 296
time been a beneficiary of aid under the state supplement program, 297
medical assistance program, aid to families with dependent children 298
program, temporary family assistance program or state-administered 299
general assistance program] whose support payments are subject to 300
recovery by the state under the provisions of section 17b-93, as amended 301
by this act, or a cash assistance or medical assistance beneficiary from 302
whom the state is required to recover payments under federal law, 303
except as provided in subsection (b) of section 17b-93, as amended by 304
this act, the state shall have a claim against such parent's or [person's] 305
beneficiary's estate for all amounts [paid on behalf of each such child or 306
for the support of either parent or such child or such person under the 307
state supplement program, medical assistance program, aid to families 308
with dependent children program, temporary family assistance 309
program or state-administered general assistance program for which 310
the state has not been reimbursed] required to be recovered under the 311
provisions of federal law and sections 17b-93 and 17b-94, as amended 312
by this act, to the extent that the amount which the surviving spouse, 313
parent or dependent children of the decedent would otherwise take 314
from such estate is not needed for their support. Notwithstanding the 315
provisions of this subsection, effective for services provided on or after 316
January 1, 2014, no state claim pursuant to this section shall be made 317
against the estate of a recipient of medical assistance under the Medicaid 318
Coverage for the Lowest Income Populations program, established 319
pursuant to Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act, as 320 Raised Bill No. 5310
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amended from time to time, except to the extent required by federal law. 321
(b) In the case of any person dying after October 1, 1959, the claim for 322
medical payments, even though such payments were made prior 323
thereto, shall be restricted to medical disbursements actually made for 324
care of such deceased beneficiary. 325
(c) Claims pursuant to this section shall have priority over all 326
unsecured claims against such estate, except (1) expenses of last sickness 327
not to exceed three hundred seventy-five dollars, (2) funeral and burial 328
expenses in accordance with [section] sections 17b-84 and 17b-131, and 329
(3) administrative expenses, including [probate fees and taxes, and] (A) 330
taxes, and (B) probate fees, including fiduciary fees not exceeding the 331
following commissions on the value of the whole estates accounted for 332
by such fiduciaries: On the first two thousand dollars or portion thereof, 333
five per cent; on the next eight thousand dollars or portion thereof, four 334
per cent; on the excess over ten thousand dollars, three per cent. Upon 335
petition by any fiduciary, the Probate Court, after a hearing thereon, 336
may authorize compensation in excess of the above schedule for 337
extraordinary services. Notice of any such petition and hearing shall be 338
given to the Commissioner of Administrative Services in Hartford at 339
least ten days in advance of such hearing. The allowable funeral and 340
burial payment [herein] as provided in this section shall be reduced by 341
the amount of any prepaid funeral arrangement. Any amount paid from 342
the estate under this section to any person which exceeds the limits 343
provided [herein] in this section shall be repaid to the estate by such 344
person, and such amount may be recovered in a civil action with interest 345
at six per cent from the date of demand. 346
(d) For purposes of this section, all sums due on or after July 1, 2003, 347
to any individual after the death of a [public] cash assistance or medical 348
assistance beneficiary from whom the state is required to recover 349
assistance under federal law or a parent whose support payments are 350
subject to recovery by the state under the provisions of section 17b-93, 351
as amended by this act, pursuant to the terms of an annuity contract 352
purchased at any time with assets of [a public assistance] such 353 Raised Bill No. 5310
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beneficiary or parent, shall be deemed to be part of the estate of the 354
deceased beneficiary or parent and shall be payable to the state by the 355
recipient of such annuity payments to the extent necessary [to achieve 356
full reimbursement of any public assistance benefits paid to, or on behalf 357
of, the deceased beneficiary] under federal law and the provisions of 358
section 17b-93, as amended by this act, irrespective of any provision of 359
law. The recipient of beneficiary payments from any such annuity 360
contract shall be solely liable to the state of Connecticut for 361
reimbursement of [public assistance] cash assistance and medical 362
assistance benefits paid to, or on behalf of, the deceased beneficiary that 363
the state is required to recover under federal law or amounts due from 364
such deceased parent to the extent of any payments received by such 365
recipient pursuant to the annuity contract. 366
(e) On and after July 1, 2020, the state shall not recover from any 367
beneficiary or beneficiary's estate any cash assistance or medical 368
assistance provided by the state to or on behalf of such beneficiary, 369
unless the state is required to recover such assistance under federal law. 370
Any lien or other claim filed by or on behalf of the state under this 371
section prior to July 1, 2020, to secure the state's interest in recovery of 372
such cash assistance or medical assistance shall be released by the state 373
if the recovery of such assistance is not required under federal law. 374
Sec. 8. Section 17b-224 of the general statutes is repealed and the 375
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 376
A patient who is receiving or has received care in a state humane 377
institution, his estate or both shall be liable to reimburse the state for any 378
unpaid portion of per capita cost, [to the same extent as the liability of a 379
public assistance beneficiary under sections 17b-93 and 17b-95,] subject 380
to the same protection of a surviving spouse or dependent child as is 381
provided in section 17b-95, as amended by this act. [and subject to the 382
same limitations and the same assignment and lien rights as provided 383
in section 17b-94] In the case of proceeds from causes of action received 384
by such patient or an inheritance due such patient, the state shall have a 385
claim against the proceeds in the amount of any unpaid portion of per 386 Raised Bill No. 5310
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capita cost assessed to the patient for care. The patient, the patient's legal 387
guardian or the patient's estate shall assign to the state the amount of 388
such proceeds equal to the amount of any unpaid portion of per capita 389
cost, provided the claim of the state shall not exceed fifty per cent of the 390
proceeds of the cause of action or inheritance after payment of all 391
expenses connected with the cause of action or inheritance. The claim of 392
the state shall have priority over all other unsecured claims and 393
unrecorded encumbrances against such patient except for claims related 394
to cash assistance or medical assistance the state is required to recover 395
under federal law and court-ordered current or arrearage child support 396
obligations of the patient in an IV-D support case. For purposes of this 397
section, "cash assistance" means payments made to a beneficiary under 398
the state supplement program, aid to families with dependent children 399
program, temporary family assistance program or state-administered 400
general assistance program. 401
Sec. 9. Subsection (e) of section 45a-273 of the general statutes is 402
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 403
2020): 404
(e) The court shall determine the persons and entities entitled to 405
payment for the claims, expenses and taxes due from the estate, or 406
reimbursement for such amounts paid on behalf of the estate, in 407
accordance with section 45a-365 except, (1) if a decedent [received aid 408
or care from the state or received care in a state humane institution] (A) 409
received care in a state humane institution, as defined in section 17b-410
222, (B) received cash assistance or medical assistance the state is 411
required to recover under federal law, or (C) was a parent whose 412
support payments are subject to recovery by the state under the 413
provisions of section 17b-93, as amended by this act, such 414
reimbursement shall be in accordance with section 17b-95, as amended 415
by this act; and (2) if a decedent is obligated to pay the decedent's cost 416
of incarceration, such reimbursement shall be in accordance with section 417
18-85c. If the claims, taxes and expenses exceed the fair value of the 418
decedent's assets, the court shall order payment in accordance with this 419
subsection, provided the procedures for insolvent estates under sections 420 Raised Bill No. 5310
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45a-376 to 45a-383, inclusive, shall not be required. For purposes of this 421
section, "cash assistance" means payments made to a beneficiary under 422
the state supplement program, aid to families with dependent children 423
program, temporary family assistance program or state-administered 424
general assistance program. 425
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 4a-13
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 4a-16
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 17b-77(b)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 17b-79
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 17b-93
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 17b-94
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 17b-95
Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 17b-224
Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 45a-273(e)
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate recovery of public assistance payments from beneficiaries
except as required under federal law.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]