SENATE DOCKET, NO. 955        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 590

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to MassHealth..

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 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 58 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(16)      Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the division shall not establish a limit on the total value of accountable assets owned by or available to individuals or couples living together applying for or receiving MassHealth standard, basic, limited or senior buy in of less than $25,000.