Sec. 17b-278. (Formerly Sec. 17-134z). Home leave absences for certain medical assistance recipients. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17b-278. (Formerly Sec. 17-134z). Home leave absences for certain medical assistance recipients. The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the state's Medicaid plan to increase to thirty-six days per year the number of home leave absences allowed for a resident of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded who is receiving medical assistance.

      (P.A. 91-21; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)

      History: 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. 17-134z transferred to Sec. 17b-278 in 1995.

      Cited as "17b-260 et seq. (providing for supplemental medical assistance)". 233 C. 557.