Bill Text: CT HB05111 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Alzheimer's Respite Care Program.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-14 - File Number 534 [HB05111 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05111-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2010 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALZHEIMER'S RESPITE CARE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17b-349e of the 2010 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2010):
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall operate a program, within available appropriations, to provide respite care services for caretakers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, provided such individuals with Alzheimer's disease meet the requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section. Such respite care services may include, but need not be limited to (1) homemaker services; (2) adult day care; (3) temporary care in a licensed medical facility; (4) home-health care; (5) companion services; or (6) personal care assistant services. Such respite care services may be administered directly by the department, or through contracts for services with providers of such services, or by means of direct subsidy to caretakers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease to purchase such services. The Commissioner of Social Services shall expend the entire annual appropriation made to such program on the provision of such respite care services.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2010 |
17b-349e(b) |
AGE |
Joint Favorable C/R |
HS |
HS |
Joint Favorable Subst. C/R |
APP |
APP |
Joint Favorable Subst. |