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CT SB00392

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/6/2016

Primary Sponsor

Human Services Committee

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Origin

Senate

2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Modifies Medicaid asset eligibility rules to exclude special needs trusts as defined in 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A) from availability determinations
  • Specifies that trustee refusal to distribute funds from a trust does not make the trust an unavailable asset for Medicaid purposes
  • Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to independently determine disability status for special needs trust beneficiaries who lack a Social Security Administration disability determination
  • Prohibits the Commissioner from requiring beneficiaries to apply for Social Security disability benefits or obtain SSA disability determinations to establish eligibility
  • Applies retroactively from the date of passage

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Adoption Of The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act In Connecticut Upon Passage In Congress.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Human Services3/3/2016

Full Bill Text

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