CT SB00270

Commissioner of Social Services shall apply for a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to require able-bodied adult Medicaid recipients to work at least 20 hours per week or engage in unpaid community service for a nonprofit organization for at least 20 hours per week.

Medicaid benefits shall be suspended for nonexempt, able-bodied adults who fail to verify work or community service compliance for two consecutive months, with benefits resuming upon proof of compliance.

Exemptions from work and community service requirements apply to individuals under 18, over 64, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, sole caretakers of dependents, and full-time secondary or postsecond school students.

Commissioner shall develop an integrated work and community service system including a data bank of opportunities, support services such as job counseling and transportation assistance, and monthly compliance monitoring.

Eliminates any federal waiver allowing able-bodied adults to be exempt from the three-month participation limit for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, effective July 1, 2018.