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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 637 of 739

hearing. The allowable funeral and burial payment herein shall be reduced by the amount of any prepaid funeral arrangement. Any amount paid from the estate under this section to any person which exceeds the limits provided herein shall be repaid to the estate by such person, and such amount may be recovered in a civil action with interest at six per cent from the date of demand. [(d)] (c) For purposes of this section, all sums due on or after July 1, 2003, to any individual after the death of a [public assistance] Medicaid beneficiary pursuant to the terms of an annuity contract purchased at any time with assets of a [public assistance] Medicaid beneficiary, shall be deemed to be part of the estate of the deceased beneficiary and shall be payable to the state by the recipient of such annuity payments to the extent necessary to achieve full reimbursement of any [public assistance] Medicaid benefits paid to, or on behalf of, the deceased beneficiary that the state is required to recover under federal law [or] and the provisions of section 17b-93, irrespective of any provision of law. The recipient of beneficiary payments from any such annuity contract shall be solely liable to the state of Connecticut for reimbursement of [public assistance] Medicaid benefits paid to, or on behalf of, the deceased beneficiary that the state is required to recover under federal law [or] and the provisions of section 17b-93 to the extent of any payments received by such recipient pursuant to the annuity contract. [(e) On and after July 1, 2021, the state shall not recover cash assistance or medical assistance from a claim filed on any property, property interest, proceeds from a cause of action or estate, unless the state is required to recover such assistance under federal law or the provisions of section 17b-93. Any claim filed under this section by or on behalf of the state on such property, property interest, proceeds from a cause of action or estate prior to July 1, 2021, shall be released by the state if the recovery of such assistance is not required under federal law