CT HB06456

Establishes a task force to study ways to protect senior citizens from fraud, including examination of whether persons offering Medicaid planning advice should be required to be elder law attorneys admitted to the bar.

Task force consists of 8 members: two appointed by the House Speaker (one with fraud expertise, one with Medicaid planning expertise), two by Senate President Pro Tempore, one each by House and Senate majority leaders, one each by House and Senate minority leaders, and the Commissioners of Aging and Disability Services and Social Services.

Initial appointments must be made within 30 days of the effective date, with the first meeting scheduled within 60 days.

Administrative staff of the joint standing committee on aging shall serve as the task force's administrative staff.

Task force must submit a report with findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees on aging and human services by January 1, 2022, and terminates on that date or when the report is submitted, whichever is later.