Sec. 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a). Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a). Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance. The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to take advantage of the medical assistance programs provided in Title XIX, entitled "Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs", contained in the Social Security Amendments of 1965 and may administer the same in accordance with the requirements provided therein, including the waiving, with respect to the amount paid for medical care, of provisions concerning recovery from beneficiaries or their estates, charges and recoveries against legally liable relatives, and liens against property of beneficiaries.

      (February, 1965, P.A. 357, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 2, S. 1; 759, S. 1(a); P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)

      History: 1967 acts deleted exclusion of patients in institutions for tuberculosis and mental diseases; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-134a transferred to Sec. 17b-260 in 1995.

      Annotations to former section 17-134a:

      Cited. 168 C. 336. Cited. 179 C. 83; Id., 463. Cited. 191 C. 384. Cited. 192 C. 310. Cited. 204 C. 17. Cited. 209 C. 390. Cited. 216 C. 85. Cited. 226 C. 818. Cited. 237 C. 550.

      Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 506.

      Annotations to present section:

      Cited as "17b-260 et seq. (providing for supplemental medical assistance)". 233 C. 557. Cited. 237 C. 550. Cited. 240 C. 141. Cited. 242 C. 345.

      Distribution of trust assets upon death of spouse served to disqualify plaintiff from receiving benefits. 49 CA 432.