SENATE DOCKET, NO. 353        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 307

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the personal care attendant 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 118E as so appearing, is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence:--

“Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the division shall develop or amend any standards and regulations applicable to the personal care attendant program to include as eligible members those individuals who are otherwise eligible for said program, but who require supervision and cueing in order to perform two or more activities of daily living.”