Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00807 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 807
	4	+	LCO No. 3805 1 of 3
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	6	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 807
6	7		January Session, 2025
	8	+	LCO No. 3805
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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10	19		AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF ASSET LIMITS FOR
11	20		HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
12	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	22		Assembly convened:
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15	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) The Commissioner of 1
16	25		Social Services shall increase and then eliminate the asset limit for the 2
17	26		HUSKY C health program, as defined in section 17b-290 of the general 3
18	27		statutes, over a five-year period in accordance with the provisions of this 4
19	28		section: 5
20	29		(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the commissioner shall 6
21	30		increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person from one thousand 7
22	31		six hundred dollars to ten thousand dollars, and (B) married persons 8
23	32		from two thousand four hundred dollars to fifteen thousand dollars; 9
24	33		(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the commissioner shall 10
25	34		increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to twenty-five 11
26	35		thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to forty thousand dollars; 12
27	36		(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, the commissioner shall 13
28	37		increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to seventy-five 14
29	38		thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred thousand 15
	39	+	Committee Bill No. 807
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	42	+	LCO No. 3805 2 of 3
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30	44		dollars; 16
31	45		(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, the commissioner shall 17
32		-	increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to one hundred 18 Substitute Bill No. 807
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35		-	LCO 2 of 2
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	46	+	increase the asset limit for (A) an unmarried person to one hundred 18
37	47		thousand dollars, and (B) married persons to one hundred fifty 19
38	48		thousand dollars; and 20
39	49		(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 21
40	50		thereafter, there shall be no asset limit for unmarried or married 22
41	51		persons. 23
42	52		(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall allow any person, 24
43	53		whose income exceeds the income limits for the HUSKY C health 25
44	54		program but who otherwise qualifies, to qualify for the program by 26
45	55		spending down such person's excess income over the program income 27
46	56		limits on incurred medical bills in accordance with 42 CFR 435.831. 28
47	57		(c) Not later than July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until July 1, 29
48	58		2030, the commissioner shall file a report, in accordance with the 30
49	59		provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, with the joint 31
50	60		standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 32
51		-	matters relating to appropriations and the ~~budgets of state agencies and~~ 33
52		-	~~human services on (1) the~~ number of persons eligible for the HUSKY C 34
53		-	~~health program for the~~ prior fiscal year, and (2) any increased costs 35
54		-	~~incurred by the state that~~ are attributable to changes in the asset limits. 36
	61	+	matters relating to appropriations and human services on (1) the 33
	62	+	number of persons eligible for the HUSKY C health program for the 34
	63	+	prior fiscal year, and (2) any increased costs incurred by the state that 35
	64	+	are attributable to changes in the asset limits. 36
55	65		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
56	66		sections:
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58	68		Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
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60		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
61		-	In Subsec. (c), "and the budgets of state agencies" was inserted after
62		-	"appropriations" for statutory consistency.
	70	+	Statement of Purpose:
	71	+	To create greater equity in Connecticut's Medicaid programs.
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64		-	HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	73	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	74	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	75	+	underlined.]
	76	+	Committee Bill No. 807
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	79	+	LCO No. 3805 3 of 3
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	82	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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	84	+	S.B. 807
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