General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 277 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1665 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. |
AN ACT ALLOWING THE SPOUSE OF AN INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSON TO RETAIN MORE ASSETS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to increase the minimum amount a community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid recipient may keep to fifty thousand dollars.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide greater assistance to seniors with institutionalized spouses.