Bill Text: CT HB05002 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Personal Needs Allowance For Certain Long-term Care Residents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Aging [HB05002 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05002-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5002 |
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February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 267 | ||||
Referred to Committee on AGING |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist. |
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AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17b-106 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes and section 17b-272 of the general statutes be amended to increase the personal needs allowance from sixty to one hundred dollars for long-term care facility residents who receive state medical assistance.
Statement of Purpose:
To raise the personal needs allowance to a sufficient level to ensure residents can pay for basic personal needs, such as clothing and hair cuts.