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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 311
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1233
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR YOUNG ADULT
MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.
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 seek a federal Medicaid waiver that 2
would require Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of twenty and 3
thirty to work twenty hours weekly without fear of losing Medicaid 4
benefits. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce barriers to employment for young adult Medicaid
beneficiaries who are able to obtain work but fear losing benefits.