Connecticut General Statutes/Title 17b/Chapter 319v/Section 17b-224

CGS § 17b-224. (Formerly Sec. 17-295b). Liability of patient for per capita cost of care.

A patient who is receiving or has received care in a state humane institution, his estate or both shall be liable to reimburse the state for any unpaid portion of per capita cost in accordance with section 4a-12, subject to the same protection of a surviving spouse or dependent child as is provided in section 17b-95.

Short History

(1969, P.A. 730, S. 13; P.A. 11-44, S. 72; P.A. 22-118, S. 453; P.A. 24-81, S. 26.)

Long History

History: Sec. 17-295b transferred to Sec. 17b-224 in 1995; P.A. 11-44 added provision making liability of patient subject to rights and limitations provided in Sec. 17b-94 and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 22-118 deleted references to limitations on liability pursuant to Secs. 17b-93, 17b-94 and 17b-95, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 24-81 added provision re liability in accordance with Sec. 4a-12, effective July 1, 2024.

Citations

Annotations to former section 17-295b:

Cited. 192 C. 520.

State's claim against estate of deceased recipient or patient depends upon amount due at time of death of such recipient or patient; upon date of death, estate's liability to reimburse state is fixed and cannot be expanded or contracted by subsequent enactments. 34 CS 518.

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