Senior Fraud Bill
Connecticut’s state senate passed a bill aimed at helping to protect seniors from fraud (HB 6458). The legislation, which already received state house approval, will now head to the governor’s office for approval. Creating a task force to study ways for protecting seniors from fraud is the bill's aim. The task force will review the planning services available to Medicaid applicants, according to the amended bill passed unanimously by the state House of Representatives. In response, Steven L. Rubin, President of Connecticut’s chapter of the National Academy for Elder Law Attorneys (CT-NAELA), made the following statement: “Thanks to members of the state’s Senate for joining their lower chamber colleagues in supporting this measure, which plays a pivotal role in better…