Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 43 of chapter 140 of the acts of 1985 is hereby amended by striking out the second, third, and fourth and sentences and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:- All such agencies and departments which offer respite care services shall establish a system of sliding fees for such services, provided that agencies within the executive office of human services which provide respite care services to their clients shall exempt mentally and physically disabled clients from the provision of any system of sliding fees or other system of payment for such respite care services. Such system of sliding fees shall consider the income and resources of both the client and his family.