Connecticut General Statutes 17b-91 – Eligibility exclusions. State supplement program. Temporary family assistance program
(a) The commissioner shall exclude, in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program and the temporary family assistance program, burial funds in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount provided in section 17b-84. Such funds may be in the form of funeral service contracts as described in section 42-200, irrevocable funeral service contracts or the face value of life insurance policies if the cash surrender value is excluded through the irrevocable transfer of the ownership of the policy to a trust, or any combination thereof, not to exceed the maximum amount provided in said section 17b-84.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 17b-91
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) The commissioner shall exclude, in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program and for the temporary family assistance program, the value of a burial plot not to exceed one exclusion per individual.
(c) The commissioner shall exclude from consideration as an asset, in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program and for the temporary family assistance program, the value of an irrevocable funeral contract except that the value of such contract shall be considered towards the amount excluded in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the commissioner from excluding from consideration as an asset in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program, or the temporary family assistance program other personal or real property as he determines is necessary for the effective administration of such programs.
(e) Where federal law or regulations governing the state supplement program, the temporary family assistance program, or the medical assistance program conflict with the provisions of this section, such law or regulations shall prevail.
(f) The exclusion for the burial fund amount in subsection (a) of this section, the exclusion for the burial plot value in subsection (b) of this section and the exclusion for the irrevocable funeral contract value in subsection (c) of this section shall be applied by the commissioner uniformly throughout the state. For purposes of this section, “burial plot” means a purchase of a grave site, opening and closing of a grave site, cremation urn, casket, outer burial container and a headstone or marker.