The commissioner shall investigate the possibility of receiving federal funds for the program and shall apply for any necessary federal waivers. A recipient of services under the program, and the estate and legally liable relatives of the recipient, shall be responsible for reimbursement to the state for such services to the same extent required of a recipient of assistance under the state supplement program, medical assistance program, temporary family assistance program or supplemental nutrition assistance program. Only a United States citizen or a noncitizen who meets the citizenship requirements for eligibility under the Medicaid program shall be eligible for home-care services under this section, except a qualified alien, as defined in Section 431 of Public Law 104-193, admitted into the United States on or after August 22, 1996, or other lawfully residing immigrant alien determined eligible for services under this section prior to July 1, 1997, shall remain eligible for such services. Qualified aliens or other lawfully residing immigrant aliens not determined eligible prior to July 1, 1997, shall be eligible for services under this section subsequent to six months from establishing residency. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any qualified alien or other lawfully residing immigrant alien or alien who formerly held the status of permanently residing under color of law who is a victim of domestic violence or who has intellectual disability shall be eligible for assistance pursuant to this section. Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public Law 104-193, or other lawfully residing immigrant aliens or aliens who formerly held the status of permanently residing under color of law shall be eligible for services under this section provided other conditions of eligibility are met.
In addition to such contracts, the commissioner may use department staff to provide screening, coordination, assessment and monitoring functions for the program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-342
(P.A. 85-556, S. 1, 2; P.A. 86-374, S. 4, 6; P.A. 87-363, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-296, S. 7, 9; P.A. 90-182, S. 1, 3; P.A. 91-176 ; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16 , S. 37 , 89 ; P.A. 93-262 , S. 1 , 87 ; 93-418 , S. 27 , 41 ; P.A. 95-160 , S. 7 , 69 ; P.A. 96-139 , S. 12 , 13 ; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 , S. 76, 165; P.A. 99-279 , S. 12 , 45 ; P.A. 00-83 , S. 4 , 5 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 , S. 110 , 131 ; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 , S. 23 ; P.A. 04-258 , S. 17 ; P.A. 05-280 , S. 10 ; P.A. 09-9 , S. 27 ; 09-64 , S. 1 ; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 66; P.A. 10-126 , S. 1 ; 10-179 , S. 21 ; P.A. 11-25 , S. 14 ; 11-44 , S. 86 ; P.A. 12-208 , S. 7 ; P.A. 13-139 , S. 24 ; P.A. 14-142 , S. 1 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 , S. 383 .)