CT SB00818

Commissioner of Social Services must amend the Medicaid state plan by December 31, 2019, to allow deduction of conservator compensation, Probate Court filing fees, probate bond premiums, and other Probate Court-approved fiduciary expenses from applied income calculations.

Baseline conservator compensation deductible from applied income is set at $125 per month, with higher amounts permissible if approved by Probate Court at time of Medicaid grant or eligibility redetermination.

Deductions apply to conservator expenses incurred on or after October 1, 2019, or the date of Medicaid state plan amendment approval, whichever is later.

Probate Court Administrator must annually transfer funds from the Probate Court Administration fund to the Department of Social Services equal to one-half of the total amount deducted in the preceding fiscal year, beginning December 31, 2020.

Probate Court-approved conservator or fiduciary fees paid for services rendered shall not be treated as improper asset transfers for purposes of Medicaid eligibility determination.