CT SB00495

Expands the Long-Term Care Planning Committee's required study areas to include state financing models for long-term care (including payroll deductions), workforce retention and wages, projected federal funding support, and Medicaid expenditure comparisons between nursing homes and home/community-based services

Adds three new members to the committee: the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, a representative of an employee organization representing long-term care workers, and a representative of a retiree organization

Changes committee leadership structure so the Secretary of Policy and Management serves as cochairperson along with elected Senate and House chairpersons from relevant joint standing committees

Requires the committee's annual report to address the expanded study issues rather than just reporting numbers of persons receiving services

Effective July 1, 2026