2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17b-605a. Personal care assistance program for persons ages eighteen through sixty-four.
Sec. 17b-605a. Personal care assistance program for persons ages eighteen
through sixty-four. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from
federal law to establish a personal care assistance program for persons ages eighteen
through sixty-four 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 section 17b-8 no later than January
1, 1996.
(P.A. 95-292, S. 1, 2; P.A. 00-213, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 95-292 effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 00-213 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), making a technical change therein, and added new Subsec. (b) re amendment of waiver specified in Subsec. (a) to enable persons eligible for or receiving medical assistance under Sec. 17b-597 to receive personal care assistance.
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