SENATE DOCKET, NO. 50        FILED ON: 1/10/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 314

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to protect assets of the spouse of a nursing home resident..

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 21A of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby modified by adding the following phrase at the end of subsection (2)(v):

provided that the division shall establish the maximum community spouse resource allowance permissible under 42 U.S.C. s.1396r-5(f)(2)