House Journal: Page 1042: Monday, April 2, 2001
41 at any time during the previous twelve months, or
42 whose projected adjusted gross income due to a
43 demonstrated change in economic circumstances would
44 make the customer eligible for state or federal
45 assistance.
46 (2) The customer pays the lesser of a minimum of
47 fifty percent of the current monthly payment, or three
48 hundred dollars, for service during the months of
49 November through May, provided that the board finds
50 that public utility bills have or are likely to
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1 substantially increase due to causes other than
2 increased consumption due to weather conditions.
3 b. a public utility furnishing gas or electricity
4 from November 1 through June 1 to a residential
5 customer meeting the conditions under either
6 subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph "a" shall also
7 waive any late charge or penalty on gas or electric
8 utility bills covering service provided during the
9 period from November 1 through June 1.
10 c. a customer with a disability or medical need
11 requiring environmental control or assistive medical
12 devices shall be eligible for exemption from
13 disconnection, provided that all of the following
14 conditions are satisfied:
15 (1) (a) The customer applies to the board on an
16 application form furnished by the board providing the
17 applicant's name, address, date of birth, and social
18 security number and shall also provide a statement
19 from a physician licensed under chapter 148, 149, 150,
20 or 150A, a physician assistant licensed under chapter
21 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner
22 licensed under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed
23 under chapter 151, or a physician, physician
24 assistant, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor
25 licensed to practice in a contiguous state, written on
26 the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse
27 practitioner's, or chiropractor's stationery, stating
28 the nature of the applicant's disability or medical
29 need and such additional information as required by
30 rules adopted by the utilities board. The
31 physician's, physician assistant's, nurse
32 practitioner's, or chiropractor's statement shall
33 state the period of time during which the person is
34 expected to be disabled or the medical need is
35 expected to exist.
36 (b) Any person providing false information with
37 the intent to defraud on the application for an
38 exemption under this paragraph "c" is subject to a
39 civil penalty of one thousand dollars that may be
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