Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 566 — AN ACT CONCERNING RETROACTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME CARE SERVICES.

Last action — MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill SB 566 include the addition of language that establishes retroactive Medicaid eligibility for home care services. Previously, there was no mention of such eligibility, which means that individuals who have received home care services in the past may not have qualified for Medicaid coverage. This change is significant because it can help more people access necessary care without facing financial burdens from past expenses.

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Action History

  1. MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATE

  2. FILE NO. 36

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 37

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/06/19

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0214

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Aging

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 566?
SB 566 is sponsored by Tony Hwang (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 566?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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