Sec. 19a-256. (Formerly Sec. 19-121a). Liability for cost of care after October 1, 1967. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-256. (Formerly Sec. 19-121a). Liability for cost of care after October 1, 1967. (a) No patient or any relative of such patient shall be liable for the cost of his care on and after October 1, 1967, in a tuberculosis facility in a chronic disease hospital or, for patients received pursuant to section 19a-255, in other inpatient or outpatient treatment programs; except that if any such patient (1) is a veteran and the tuberculosis or suspected tuberculosis for which he has been hospitalized or treated is a service-connected disability entitling him to medical benefits, or (2) is eligible for medical benefits under any workers' compensation law or under any other private or public medical insurance or payment plan, such patient or his obligor shall be liable for the costs of such care to the extent of such benefits. Such costs shall be determined in the manner provided by subsection (a) of section 17b-223.

      (b) This section shall not prevent any person from voluntarily agreeing to pay such costs, but no such payment shall be requested or required by the state, and no inquiry shall be made by the state to determine the ability of such patient or his legally liable relatives, as defined by subsection (c) of said section 17b-223, to pay such costs.

      (1967, P.A. 839, S. 2; P.A. 76-139, S. 7; P.A. 79-376, S. 24.)

      History: P.A. 76-139 excluded patients and relatives from liability for costs of those received in inpatient or outpatient treatment programs and added clarifying phrase "by the state" in Subsec. (b); P.A. 79-376 replaced "workmen's compensation" with "workers' compensation" in Subsec. (a); Sec. 19-121a transferred to Sec. 19a-256 in 1983.