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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 1166 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 692 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 1166 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN VETERANS' BENEFITS FROM | |
| 19 | 19 | INCOME WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE MEDICAID | |
| 20 | 20 | PROGRAMS. | |
| 21 | 21 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 22 | 22 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 24 | 24 | That the general statutes be amended to exempt any federal veterans' 1 | |
| 25 | 25 | benefits, including, but not limited to, basic pension, Aid and 2 | |
| 26 | 26 | Attendance and Housebound benefits, from income when determining 3 | |
| 27 | 27 | eligibility for state Medicaid programs and to authorize the 4 | |
| 28 | 28 | Commissioner of Social Services to exempt such benefits from income 5 | |
| 29 | 29 | eligibility criteria as unreimbursed medical expenses. 6 | |
| 30 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 31 | 31 | To exempt any federal veterans' benefits from income when | |
| 32 | 32 | determining eligibility for state Medicaid programs and to authorize the | |
| 33 | 33 | Commissioner of Social Services to exempt such benefits from income | |
| 34 | 34 | eligibility criteria as unreimbursed medical expenses. |