Connecticut HB 5197: AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL WORKERS.

Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2024-05-21)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2024 · Bill: HB 5197

Subjects: Interstate compacts, Occupational licenses, Social workers

Sponsors: Anne M. Hughes, Catherine A. Osten, Ceci Maher, Christine Conley, Christine Palm, Christopher Rosario, David Michel, Devin R. Carney, Dominique Johnson, Eleni Kavros Degraw, Gary A. Turco, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes, Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hilda E. Santiago, Holly H. Cheeseman, Jaime S. Foster, Jeff Gordon, Jillian Gilchrest, John A. Kissel, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Kevin C. Kelly, Laura Dancho

LCO No. 899 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5197
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 899

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES

Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.

AN ACT EQUALIZING ADULT ACCESS TO MEDICAID.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

To amend title 17b of the general statutes to (1) set equivalent income 1
eligibility standards for adults age nineteen and over in the HUSKY A, 2
C and D programs, and (2) eliminate consideration of assets in eligibility 3
determinations. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To provide equal access to Medicaid-funded health care for older adults
and adults with disabilities.

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