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