Section 17b-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Supplemental nutrition assistance program; eligibility for the elderly(a) The Commissioner of Social Services, upon a request from the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, or from an area agency on aging contracting with the Department of Aging and Disability Services to provide services under the elderly nutrition program, shall provide information on whether a person who is eligible to receive services under the elderly nutrition program is receiving benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, shall develop a plan to maximize supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to support the elderly nutrition program. The plan shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) outreach to persons who may be eligible for both the elderly nutrition program and the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and (2) federally permissible uses of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits to fund meals provided to persons age sixty and over, persons with disabilities and such persons' households.(c) Not later than October 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, shall file a report on the plan, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and human services.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0099,S. 4 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.