Connecticut § 19a-492b Home health care and hospice agencies. Discrimination against persons receiving aid. Prohibition. Penalties.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-492b — Home health care and hospice agencies. Discrimination against persons receiving aid. Prohibition. Penalties.

Connecticut § 19a-492b

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368vHealth Care Institutions

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-492b (2026).

Text

(a)A home health care agency or hospice agency that receives payment for rendering care to persons receiving medical assistance from the state, assistance from the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly pursuant to section 17b-342, or funds obtained through Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 shall be prohibited from discriminating against such persons who apply for enrollment to such home health care agency on the basis of source of payment.

(b)Any home health care agency or hospice agency which violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to suspension or revocation of license.

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(a) A home health care agency or hospice agency that receives payment for rendering care to persons receiving medical assistance from the state, assistance from the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly pursuant to section 17b-342, or funds obtained through Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 shall be prohibited from discriminating against such persons who apply for enrollment to such home health care agency on the basis of source of payment. (b) Any home health care agency or hospice agency which violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to suspension or revocation of license.

Legislative History

(P.A. 93-415, S. 6; P.A. 01-195, S. 150, 181; P.A. 04-76, S. 27; P.A. 21-121, S. 48.) History: P.A. 01-195 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 04-76 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “general assistance medical benefits from a town”; P.A. 21-121 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding “or hospice agency”, effective July 1, 2021.