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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 394 of 739

(A) On and after July 1, 2021, for parents and needy caretaker relatives, and their tax dependents not older than twenty-six years of age, who (i) are eligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for a qualified health plan, (ii) are ineligible for Medicaid because their income exceeds the Medicaid income limits under chapter 319v, (iii) have household income up to one hundred seventy-five per cent of the federal poverty level, [and] (iv) are receiving coverage under [the benchmark] a qualified health plan offered through the exchange in the individual market at a silver level of coverage, and (v) are utilizing the full amount of applicable premium subsidies for such plan; [and] (B) On and after July 1, 2021, for the following additional family members of parents and caretaker relatives receiving coverage under such qualified health plan, provided the requirements of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of this subsection are met: (i) A child over twenty- six years of age who is permanently and totally disabled, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to 26 USC 152, or (ii) a child who is over the age of twenty-six and is incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of mental or physical handicap and is chiefly dependent upon the parent or caretaker relative for support and maintenance, as described in sections 38a-489 and 38a-512a, or (iii) a child or stepchild receiving coverage under such qualified health plan as described in sections 38a-497 and 38a-512b; [(B)] (C) On and after July 1, 2022, for all parents, needy caretaker relatives and [nonpregnant] low-income adults who (i) are [between eighteen and sixty-four] at least nineteen but not more than sixty-four years of age, (ii) are eligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for a qualified health plan, (iii) are ineligible for Medicaid because their income exceeds the Medicaid income limits under chapter 319v, (iv) have household income up to one hundred seventy-five per cent of the federal poverty level, [and] (v) are receiving coverage under [the benchmark] a qualified health plan offered through the exchange in the