South Carolina Statutes
§ 9-1-1870 — Beneficiaries receiving Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored nursing home care; effect on benefits; exception.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided below, retirees and beneficiaries under the State Retirement Systems receiving Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored nursing home care as of June thirtieth of the prior fiscal year shall receive no increase in retirement benefits during the current fiscal year. However, a retired employee affected by the above prohibition may receive the scheduled increase if he is discharged from the nursing home and does not require admission to a hospital or nursing home within six months. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Social Services, and the State Retirement Systems must share the information needed to implement this section.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 356, SECTION 1, Pt IX.E(1), eff July 1, 2002. ARTICLE 15 Supplemental Allowances for Certain Members Editor's Note 2008 Act No. 311, SECTION 55, provides as follows: "Upon the effective date of this act, Regulations 19-900 through 19-997 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations shall have no application whatsoever to the operation of Title 9 of the 1976 Code."
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