Substitute Bill No. 175 Summary

• Increases annual income eligibility threshold for the Alzheimer's disease respite care program from $41,000 to $55,000 and liquid assets threshold from $109,000 to $140,000, effective July 1, 2022

• Raises maximum annual service benefits from $3,500 to $7,500 for participants who demonstrate need for additional services, while maintaining the baseline $3,500 limit for standard participants

• Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services must annually adjust income and asset eligibility criteria to reflect Social Security cost of living adjustments

• Appropriates $2 million to the Department of Social Services to expand the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly and $1 million to the Department of Aging and Disability Services to expand the Alzheimer's disease respite care program for fiscal year 2023

• Expands covered respite care services to include homemaker services, adult day care, temporary licensed facility care, home-health care, companion services, and personal care assistant services, which may be delivered directly or through contracted providers