Bill Text: CT HB05128 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Personal Needs Allowance For Certain Long-term Care Residents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Aging [HB05128 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05128-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5128
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 421
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Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist. REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That sections 17b-106 and 17b-272 of the general statutes be amended to increase the personal needs allowance from sixty to one hundred dollars for long-term care facility residents who receive state medical assistance.

Statement of Purpose:

To raise the personal needs allowance to a sufficient level to ensure residents can pay for basic personal needs, such as clothing and haircuts.