{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-28i","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-28i","heading":"Income disregard for veterans' Aid and Attendance pension benefits. Amendment to Medicaid state plan.","body":"(a) To the extent permissible by federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall disregard (1) United States Department of Veterans Affairs-administered Aid and Attendance pension benefits that are granted to a veteran or the surviving spouse of such veteran when determining income eligibility for the state's Medicare savings, medical assistance and energy assistance programs administered under section 17b-2, and (2) all United States Department of Veterans Affairs-administered non-service-connected pension benefits and Housebound pension benefits that are granted to a veteran or the surviving spouse of such veteran when determining income eligibility for the state's Medicare savings, HUSKY A, HUSKY D and energy assistance programs administered under section 17b-2. As used in this subsection, “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103, and “HUSKY A” and “HUSKY D” have the same meanings as provided in section 17b-290.\n(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may seek approval of an amendment to the state Medicaid plan or a waiver from federal law, if necessary, to exempt such benefits from income eligibility criteria.","path":["TITLE 17b. SOCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 319o. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_319o.htm#sec_17b-28i","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:23Z","sha256":"ef3831ebfc9e6eb17f5ec6030f56fcf3e99c0ea9e1dcf8c78100e6ad05c1341a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-28h","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17b-28j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}