Bill Text: CT SB00312 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring The State Ombudsman To Investigate Complaints Concerning Recipients Of Home And Community-based Services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Aging [SB00312 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00312-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 312
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2374
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE OMBUDSMAN TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING RECIPIENTS OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

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

That section 17a-408 of the general statutes be amended to require the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to investigate complaints concerning recipients of home and community-based services.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand the scope of the State Ombudsman's duty to protect long-term care clients to those receiving home and community-based care.