Bill Text: CT SB00278 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Allowing The Spouse Of An Institutionalized Person To Retain The Maximum Amount Under Federal Law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [SB00278 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00278-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 278
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1641
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

AN ACT ALLOWING THE SPOUSE OF AN INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSON TO RETAIN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to allow the community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid recipient to retain the maximum amount possible under federal law.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow community spouses of institutionalized Medicaid recipients sufficient funds to live independently in the community.