HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1987        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2146

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act Eliminating Age Discrimination In The MassHealth Program..

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

SECTION 1. Section 12 of chapter one hundred and eighteen E is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof, the following new language:

--The Division shall ensure that the income and asset criteria for individuals over age 65 shall be no stricter than the income and asset eligibility for disabled individuals under age 65 as of July 1, 2008.