(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from federal law to establish a personal care assistance program for persons eighteen years of age or older with disabilities funded under the Medicaid program. Such a program shall be limited to a specified number of slots available for eligible program recipients and shall be operated by the Department of Social Services within available appropriations. Such a waiver shall be submitted 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 in accordance with § 17b-8 no later than January 1, 1996.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 17b-605a

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the waiver specified in subsection (a) of this section to enable persons eligible for or receiving medical assistance under § 17b-597 to receive personal care assistance. Such amendment shall not be subject to the provisions of § 17b-8 provided such amendment shall consist only of modifications necessary to extend personal care assistance to such persons.

(c) On and after April 1, 2013, upon attaining sixty-five years of age, any person served under such program shall be transitioned to the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly, established under § 17b-342.

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