Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans › 102ld - Administration, Programs, and Patient Rights and Obligations › Article VI - PAYMENT FOR SERVICES AND CARE › Part A - General › Section 27-102l(d)-252 - Rights and obligations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each veteran
				  participating in any program administered by the Department of Veterans'
				  Affairs shall have a right to manage his or her own financial affairs,
				  including the right to designate a personal representative.
(b) Each veteran participating in any program
				  administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall be legally liable for
				  payment of services rendered to him and shall be obligated to keep his account
				  in good standing.
(c) Admission to
				  any program administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall not limit
				  the right of the veteran to otherwise manage his financial affairs and the
				  Department shall not interfere with the same, except as provided by law(s),
				  including but not limited to applying to a court of competent jurisdiction for
				  appointment of a conservator of the estate.
(d) The Commissioner may, on behalf of a
				  veteran for whom the Commissioner holds a valid power of attorney, designate a
				  Department of Veterans' Affairs' employee who is familiar with the needs of
				  said veteran to manage the veteran's financial affairs.
(e) In the event the Commissioner determines,
				  based on the recommendation of medical or programmatic staff familiar with the
				  veteran's needs, a veteran may not have the ability to manage his personal
				  affairs, he may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
				  of a conservator of the estate.
(f)
				  The Commissioner, or his designee, shall provide any veteran participating in
				  any program administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, information
				  about and assistance with obtaining benefits from all assistance programs for
				  which the veteran may be eligible. When the Commissioner finds a veteran
				  incapable of completing such forms, he shall notify the veteran's personal
				  representative or he may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for
				  appointment of a conservator of the estate or person.
(g) The Department of Veterans' Affairs may
				  accept, in lieu of immediate payment, assignment of assets for future delivery
				  to the Department, so long as a value certain can be ascertained at a future
				  date certain. The value of the assignment to the Department may exceed the
				  minimum payment due now.
(h) The
				  Commissioner shall require a veteran to show documentation of a valid marriage
				  when the veteran claims a community spouse allowance income or asset disregard
				  and evidence of actual payments. Claiming a community spouse allowance shall
				  not reduce the personal needs allowance.
(i) When the veteran claims a support income
				  disregard, the Commissioner shall require a veteran to show:
(1) Documentation of a legal obligation to
				  support a former spouse (alimony), an adult disabled child or minor,
				  and
(2) Evidence of actual
				  payments.