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CT Gen Stat § 17b-257c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-257c - Payments to long-term care facilities for care of illegal immigrants admitted to acute care or psychiatric hospitals. Eligibility. Regulations.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, after consultation with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may provide, within available appropriations, payments to long-term care facilities for the care of certain illegal immigrants who were admitted to a long-term care facility before July 1, 2011. Payments may be made to cover the costs of care, as well as other incidentals as determined by the Commissioner of Social Services, for illegal immigrants who have been admitted to an acute care or psychiatric hospital and for whom services available in a long-term care facility are an appropriate and cost-effective alternative. Such individuals must be otherwise eligible for Medicaid, have resided in this state for at least five years and be unable to return to their country of origin due to medical illness or regulations barring reentry of persons who are ill or disabled or based upon a decision by the Immigration and Naturalization Service not to proceed with deportation.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement the policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days after implementation. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.(P.A. 98-239, S. 7, 35; P.A. 99-279, S. 15, 45; P.A. 11-44, S. 119.)History: P.A. 98-239 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-279 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that payments may cover the costs of other incidentals as determined by the Commissioner of Social Services for illegal immigrants, effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 11-44 amended Subsec. (a) by adding as condition for payment that illegal immigrants were admitted to long-term care facility before July 1, 2011, effective June 13, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-257d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-257d - Notice of terminating alien's state medical assistance.

 Not later than ten days prior to terminating state-funded medical assistance services for any person who is a qualified alien, other lawfully residing immigrant alien or alien who formerly held the status of permanently residing under color of law, the commissioner shall provide notice of the proposed termination. Such notice shall include (1) the reason for termination and (2) information concerning the person's eligibility for other state or federal medical assistance programs, including instructions on how to apply for such programs.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 78.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-258. (Formerly Sec. 17-12jj) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-258. (Formerly Sec. 17-12jj) - Health insurance assistance for unemployed persons.

 Section 17b-258 is repealed, effective June 6, 2018.(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 43, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-259. (Formerly Sec. 17-274) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-259. (Formerly Sec. 17-274) - Medically necessary services.

 Section 17b-259 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004.(1949 Rev., S. 2586; 1959, P.A. 572, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 96; 1971, P.A. 187; P.A. 77-131; P.A. 81-214, S. 4; P.A. 83-575, S. 2, 10; P.A. 84-168, S. 3; P.A. 86-415, S. 6; P.A. 88-156, S. 15; P.A. 89-239, S. 2; P.A. 90-80, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 37, 63; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 8, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-395, S. 1; P.A. 95-194, S. 13, 33; 95-265, S. 4, 7; P.A. 97-143, S. 2, 4; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 69, 165; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 60, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 107, 129, 131; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 20; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-259a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-259a - Imposition of cost sharing requirements on recipients of medical assistance. Exception.

 Section 17b-259a is repealed, effective August 20, 2003.(P.A. 95-351, S. 15, 30; P.A. 98-239, S. 22, 35; P.A. 03-2, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 96.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a) - Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance.

 The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to take advantage of the medical assistance programs provided in Title XIX, entitled “Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs”, contained in the Social Security Amendments of 1965 and may administer the same in accordance with the requirements provided therein, including the waiving, with respect to the amount paid for medical care, of provisions concerning recovery from beneficiaries or their estates, charges and recoveries against legally liable relatives, and liens against property of beneficiaries.(February, 1965, P.A. 357, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 2, S. 1; 759, S. 1(a); P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: 1967 acts deleted exclusion of patients in institutions for tuberculosis and mental diseases; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-134a transferred to Sec. 17b-260 in 1995.Annotations to former section 17-134a:Cited. 168 C. 336; 179 C. 83; Id., 463; 191 C. 384; 192 C. 310; 204 C. 17; 209 C. 390; 216 C. 85; 226 C. 818.Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 506.Annotations to present section:Cited. 233 C. 557; 237 C. 550; 240 C. 141; 242 C. 345. Medicaid law in effect at time of Medicaid application governs calculation of available assets even if different law was in effect at time trust was created or became irrevocable; widow's proceeds from trust created in 1968 were subject to spousal asset calculation under Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, disqualifying second husband from Medicaid eligibility. 312 C. 196.Distribution of trust assets upon death of spouse served to disqualify plaintiff from receiving benefits. 49 CA 432.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-260b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-260b - Home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquired brain injury and persons with intellectual disability. Amendments.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may amend the federal home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquired brain injury and persons with intellectual disability to enable such persons eligible for or receiving medical assistance under section 17b-597 to receive the services provided under such federally approved waivers.(P.A. 05-44, S. 3; P.A. 13-139, S. 23.)History: P.A. 05-44 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 13-139 substituted “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation”.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-260c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-260c - Medicaid waiver to provide coverage for family planning services.

 Section 17b-260c is repealed, effective June 6, 2018.(P.A. 05-120, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 62; P.A. 10-26, S. 7; P.A. 18-99, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-260d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-260d - Home and community-based services waiver serving persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus.

 Section 17b-260d is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 63; P.A. 11-44, S. 93; P.A. 13-139, S. 6; 13-234, S. 155.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-260e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-260e - Federal funding reductions. Requirements for state to offset Medicaid reductions for family planning services.

 The Commissioner of Social Services, in administering the state medical assistance program, may offset any federal funding reductions for providers or recipients of services described in 42 USC 1396d(a)(4)(C), provided (1) the General Assembly approves such use of state funds in a vote scheduled not later than ninety days following notice of such federal funding reduction by the commissioner, (2) such services are otherwise covered by the medical assistance program, and (3) providers otherwise meet the requirements of the Department of Social Services for participation and enrollment in the medical assistance program.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 213.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261b - Program eligibility determined by department. Spousal support.

 (a) The Department of Social Services shall be the sole agency to determine eligibility for assistance and services under programs operated and administered by said department.(b) Any person filing an application with a probate court for spousal support, in accordance with section 45a-655, shall certify to that court that a copy of the application and accompanying attachments have been sent by regular mail, postage prepaid, to the Commissioner of Social Services. The probate court shall provide a notice of hearing to the commissioner at least fifteen business days prior to the hearing. The commissioner or a designee shall have the right to appear at such hearing and may present the commissioner's position as to the application in person or in writing. Any final order by the court on such application for spousal support shall be sent to the commissioner within seven business days of the order.(c) No probate court shall approve an application for spousal support of a community spouse unless (1) notice is provided in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, and (2) the order is consistent with state and federal law.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 5, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 revised effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 but without affecting this section.Although Subsec. (a) provides that Department of Social Services is the “sole agency” to determine eligibility for assistance and services under programs operated and administered by said department, Subsecs. (b) and (c) contemplate Probate Court having a role in that process, particularly with respect to the issuance of spousal support orders. 328 C. 294.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261c - Medical assistance. Changes in circumstances.

 In no event shall an individual eligible for medical assistance under section 17b-261 be guaranteed eligibility for such assistance for six consecutive months without regard to changes in certain circumstances that would otherwise cause the individual to become ineligible for assistance.(P.A. 03-2, S. 12; P.A. 04-16, S. 8.)History: P.A. 03-2 effective February 28, 2003; P.A. 04-16 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261d - Disease management initiative. Implementation. Annual report.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may design and implement a care enhancement and disease management initiative, if such initiative is determined to be cost effective by the commissioner. The initiative shall provide for an integrated and systematic approach for managing the health care needs of high cost Medicaid recipients. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the commissioner may contract with an entity to effectuate the purposes of this section, provided such entity has an established and demonstrated capability in the design and implementation of a disease management initiative. If implemented, the commissioner shall report annually on the status of the care enhancement and disease management initiative to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services.(June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 51; P.A. 05-209, S. 1.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-209 substituted “may” for “shall” re commissioner's design and implementation of care enhancement and disease management initiative, added “if such initiative is determined to be cost effective by the commissioner” and added “if implemented” with respect to annual reports re the status of initiative, effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261e - Mobile field hospital: HUSKY Health program coverage.

 The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide coverage for isolation care and emergency services provided by the state's mobile field hospital to persons participating in the HUSKY Health program under this chapter.(P.A. 05-280, S. 66; P.A. 07-252, S. 63; P.A. 15-69, S. 18.)History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-252 substituted “mobile field hospital” for “critical access hospital”, effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 15-69 changed “HUSKY Plan Part A and Part B and fee for services Medicaid programs” to “HUSKY Health program”, effective June 19, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261f - Mobile field hospital account.

 There is established a mobile field hospital account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Moneys in the account shall be used by the Department of Social Services to fund the operations of the mobile field hospital in the event of an activation. The account shall contain all moneys required by law to be deposited in the account.(P.A. 05-280, S. 62; P.A. 07-252, S. 64.)History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-252 substituted “mobile field hospital account” for “critical access hospital account” and “mobile field hospital” for “critical access hospital”, effective July 12, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261g - Reimbursement under Medicaid program for certain therapy services provided to children by home health care agencies.

 To the extent permitted by federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall provide reimbursement under the Medicaid program to children for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services provided by a home health care agency, as defined in section 19a-490, in the child's home or a substantially equivalent environment. For purposes of such reimbursement, a substantially equivalent environment may include, but not be limited to, facilities that provide child care services, as defined in subsection (a) of section 19a-77, and after school programs, as defined in section 10-16x.(P.A. 06-188, S. 50; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 25; P.A. 15-227, S. 25.)History: P.A. 06-188 effective July 1, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 inserted “To the extent permitted by federal law”, substituted “Medicaid” for “HUSKY Plan, Part A”, and substituted “physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services” for “services”, effective October 6, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “child day care services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “child care services”, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261h - Enrollment of HUSKY A recipients in available employer-sponsored private health insurance. Waiver from federal law. Regulations.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, if required, seek a waiver from federal law for the purpose of enhancing the enrollment of HUSKY A recipients, as defined in subdivision (13) of section 17b-290, in available employer-sponsored private health insurance. Such a waiver shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions that: (1) Require the enrollment of HUSKY A parents, needy caretaker relatives and dependents in any available employer-sponsored health insurance to the maximum extent of available coverage as a condition of eligibility when determined to be cost effective by the Department of Social Services; (2) require a subsidy to be paid directly to the HUSKY A caretaker relatives in an amount equal to the premium payment requirements of any available employer-sponsored health insurance paid by way of payroll deduction; and (3) assure HUSKY A coverage requirements for medical assistance not covered by any available employer-sponsored health insurance.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any provision established in a contract between an employer and a health insurance carrier, no HUSKY A recipient, required to enroll in available employer-sponsored health insurance under this section, shall be prohibited from enrollment in employer-sponsored health insurance due to limitations on enrollment of employees in employer-sponsored health insurance to open enrollment periods.(c) The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-10, may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the commissioner publishes notice of the intent to adopt the regulation on the department's Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 8; P.A. 09-8, S. 4; P.A. 15-69, S. 19.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-8 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(3); P.A. 15-69 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to change “HUSKY Plan, Part A” to “HUSKY A”, further amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to Sec. 17b-290(13) and amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to printing in Connecticut Law Journal with reference to publishing on department's Internet web site and eRegulations System, effective June 19, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261i - Administrative services for Medicaid recipients. Regulations.

 Section 17b-261i is repealed, effective June 19, 2015.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 60; P.A. 10-179, S. 77; P.A. 11-44, S. 170; P.A. 15-69, S. 45.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261j - Easy Breathing model in HUSKY Health program.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may require utilization of the Easy Breathing model in the HUSKY Health program.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 75; P.A. 15-69, S. 21.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 15-69 changed “HUSKY program” to “HUSKY Health program”, effective June 19, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261k - Protected amount for the community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid applicant. Regulations.

 Section 17b-261k is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.(P.A. 10-73, S. 1; P.A. 11-44, S. 178.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261l - Treatment of reverse annuity mortgage loan proceeds under Medicaid. Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to require that funds derived from equity in home property through a reverse annuity mortgage loan or other home equity conversion loan are not treated as income or assets for the purpose of qualifying for benefits under the Medicaid program, provided (1) such funds are held in an account that does not contain any other funds, and (2) the Medicaid recipient does not transfer such funds to another person for less than fair market value. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 10-73, S. 2.)History: P.A. 10-73 effective May 27, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-261n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance|Section 17b-261n - Coverage for low-income adults under Medicaid program. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to establish alternative benefit package. Waiver application re eligibility and coverage. Regulations.

 Section 17b-261n is repealed, effective January 1, 2014.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 24; P.A. 11-44, S. 116; P.A. 12-208, S. 6; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 26; P.A. 13-234, S. 156.)