A patient who is receiving or has received care in a state humane institution, his estate or both shall be liable to reimburse the state for any unpaid portion of per capita cost to the same extent as the liability of a public assistance beneficiary under sections 17b-93 and 17b-95, subject to the same protection of a surviving spouse or dependent child as is provided in section 17b-95 and subject to the same limitations and the same assignment and lien rights as provided in section 17b-94.

(1969, P.A. 730, S. 13; P.A. 11-44, S. 72.)

History: Sec. 17-295b transferred to Sec. 17b-224 in 1995; P.A. 11-44 added provision making liability of patient subject to rights and limitations provided in Sec. 17b-94 and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2011.