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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 980
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12	12		Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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15	15		Introduced by:
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20	21		AN ACT ELIMINATING INCOME AND ASSET LIMI TS FOR THE MED-
21	22		CONNECT PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
22	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	24		Assembly convened:
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25	26		Section 1. Section 17b-597 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
27	28		(a) The Department of Social Services shall establish and implement 3
28	29		a working persons with disabilities program to provide medical 4
29	30		assistance as authorized under 42 USC 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii), as amended 5
30	31		from time to time, to persons who are disabled and regularly employed. 6
31	32		(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid 7
32	33		state plan to allow persons specified in subsection (a) of this section to 8
33	34		qualify for medical assistance. The amendment shall [include the 9
34	35		following requirements: (1) That the person be engaged in a substantial 10
35	36		and reasonable work effort as determined by the commissioner and as 11
36	37		permitted by federal law and have an annual adjusted gross income, as 12
37	38		defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 13
38		-	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 14 Raised Bill No. 980
	39	+	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 14
	40	+	as amended from time to time, of no more than seventy-five thousand 15 Raised Bill No. 980
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46	46		dollars per year; (2) a disregard of all countable income up to two 16
47	47		hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; (3) for an unmarried 17
48	48		person, an asset limit of ten thousand dollars, and for a married couple, 18
49	49		an asset limit of fifteen thousand dollars; (4) a disregard of any 19
50	50		retirement and medical savings accounts established pursuant to 26 20
51	51		USC 220 and held by either the person or the person's spouse; (5) a 21
52	52		disregard of any moneys in accounts designated by the person or the 22
53	53		person's spouse for the purpose of purchasing goods or services that 23
54	54		will increase the employability of such person, subject to approval by 24
55	55		the commissioner; (6) a disregard of spousal income solely for purposes 25
56	56		of determination of eligibility; and (7)] require (1) that the person be 26
57	57		engaged in a substantial and reasonable work effort as determined by 27
58	58		the commissioner and as permitted by federal law; and (2) a 28
59	59		contribution of any countable income of the person or the person's 29
60	60		spouse which exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, 30
61	61		as adjusted for the appropriate family size, equal to ten per cent of the 31
62	62		excess minus any premiums paid from income for health insurance by 32
63	63		any family member, but which does not exceed the maximum 33
64	64		contribution allowable under Section 201(a)(3) of Public Law 106-170, as 34
65	65		amended from time to time. 35
66	66		(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement the policies 36
67	67		and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section 37
68	68		while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in 38
69	69		regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is 39
70		-	published [in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days after 40
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71	71		implementation. The commissioner shall define "countable income" for 41
72	72		purposes of subsection (b) of this section which shall take into account 42
73	73		impairment-related work expenses as defined in the Social Security Act] 43
74		-	on the eRegulations System in accordance with section 17b-10. Such 44
75		-	policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are 45
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	74	+	published on the eRegulations System in accordance with section 17b-44
	75	+	10. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final 45
	76	+	regulations are effective. 46
	77	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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83		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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86	85		Section 1 July 1, 2021 17b-597
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88		-	HS Joint Favorable
	87	+	Statement of Purpose:
	88	+	To eliminate income and asset limits for working persons with
	89	+	disabilities to qualify for Medicaid.
	90	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	91	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	92	+	underlined.]
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