Bill Text: CT HB06383 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Medical Costs Of Certain Veteran Amputees.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-24 - Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations [HB06383 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06383-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Committee Bill No. 6383
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 4707
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL COSTS OF CERTAIN VETERAN AMPUTEES.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Upon application by a veteran or member of the armed forces on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, the cost of medical services or equipment relating to the loss in service of an arm or leg in excess of any such costs covered by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs for such loss shall be borne by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means any person who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and "armed forces" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103 of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2015	New section

VA

Joint Favorable