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Section 17b-551 - (Formerly Sec. 17a-391). Eligibility.

CT Gen Stat § 17b-551 (2019) (N/A)
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Eligibility for participation in the program shall be limited to a resident who is enrolled in Medicare Part B whose annual income does not exceed forty-three thousand five hundred sixty dollars or if such resident has a spouse, the combined income of such resident and his spouse does not exceed fifty-eight thousand seven hundred forty dollars. On January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase the income limit established under this subsection over that of the previous fiscal year to reflect the annual inflation adjustment in Social Security income, if any. Each such adjustment shall be determined to the nearest one hundred dollars.

(P.A. 87-356, S. 4, 10; P.A. 90-185; P.A. 13-234, S. 83.)

History: P.A. 90-185 substituted 165% for 150%; Sec. 17-562 transferred to Sec. 17a-391 in 1991; Sec. 17a-391 transferred to Sec. 17b-551 in 1995; P.A. 13-234 replaced provisions re annual income limit of 165 per cent of the income level established in ConnPACE program for resident and for combined income of resident and spouse with provisions re annual income limit of $43,560 for resident and $58,740 for combined income of resident and spouse and added provision re commissioner to annually increase income limit to reflect inflation adjustment, effective January 1, 2014.

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Section 17b-551 - (Formerly Sec. 17a-391). Eligibility.