CT HB07076

Connecticut gains a claim with priority over unsecured claims and unrecorded encumbrances against beneficiaries of state supplement, medical assistance, AFDC, temporary family assistance, or general assistance programs for the full amount of aid paid, effective October 1, 2019.

Parents of AFDC, temporary family assistance, or general assistance beneficiaries are liable to repay the state for all aid paid to either parent, spouse, and dependent children, and the state may place a lien on their property for court-ordered child support arrearages.

Recorded liens against real property are not effective against holders of any prior recorded interests in that property, and liens must be recorded on municipal land records to be valid.

Certain payments are exempt from state claims and liens, including household goods, homestead property, housing/employment discrimination awards, retroactive rent abatements, security deposit refunds, and workers' compensation benefits.

Persons under age eighteen who received cash benefits are not liable for repayment, and collected funds subject to child support obligations are distributed first to Medicaid reimbursement, then to child support services, then to state assistance program reimbursement.