Connecticut HB 5301: AN ACT REQUIRING THE REMITTANCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT AWARDS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5301
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1453

Referred to Committee on Aging

Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT EXCLUDING SPOUSAL INCOME FROM CERTAIN RENT, FEE
AND COST-SHARING CALCULATIONS RELATING TO HOME AND
COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) To the extent permissible 1
under federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a 2
federal Medicaid waiver or amend the Medicaid state plan, as necessary, 3
to disregard from income eligibility determinations any income earned 4
by a person who provides more than twenty-five per cent of daily care 5
for such person's spouse, who has applied for or is receiving services 6
under a Medicaid waiver program providing home and community-7
based services. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

AGE Joint Favorable

Raised Bill No. 5301

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HS Joint Favorable