PA 07-203—sSB 761

Select Committee on Children

Human Services Committee

Appropriations Committee

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAYMENTS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR THE CARE OF A CHILD

SUMMARY: The law authorizes the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or the Department of Administrative Services, acting on DCF's behalf, to bill and collect up to the full cost of care for children in the state's child welfare program. The departments can bill the child's legally liable relatives (e. g. , parents), the child, or both.

The act prohibits them from billing a deceased recipient's estate. It also prohibits collections from a recipient's (1) lawsuit and lottery proceeds; (2) inheritance; or (3) trust payments, other than those from specified Medicaid trusts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage

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