Connecticut SB 500: AN ACT CONCERNING A STATE-FUNDED CAREGIVER PROGRAM TO ASSIST PARENTS OF PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ENROLLED IN A MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM.
Status: FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. (as of 2026-04-20)
State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: SB 500
Subjects: Autism spectrum disorders, Children, Medicaid, Parents, Relative caregivers, Social Services, Department of
Sponsors: Jane M. Garibay, John A. Kissel, Laurie Sweet, Lucy Dathan, Nick Gauthier, Saud Anwar, Travis Simms
Bill Text
LCO 1 of 2 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 500 February Session, 2026 AN ACT CONCERNING A STATE-FUNDED CAREGIVER PROGRAM TO ASSIST PARENTS OF PERSONS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ENROLLED IN A MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 17a-215c of the general statutes is 1 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2 2026): 3 (d) The Commissioner of Social Services may seek approval of an 4 amendment to the Medicaid state plan or a waiver from federal law, 5 whichever is sufficient and most expeditious, to establish and 6 implement a Medicaid-financed home and community-based program 7 to provide community-based services and, if necessary, housing 8 assistance, to adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder but not 9 with intellectual disability. Within available appropriations, the 10 commissioner shall establish a caregiver respite program to assist 11 parents of persons enrolled in any Medicaid home and community-12 based waiver program for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum 13 disorder by providing state-financed care of such persons. 14 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2026 17a-215c(d) Substitute Bill No. 500 LCO 2 of 2 HS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO APP Joint Favorable
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