HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1224
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jonathan Hecht
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act creating a special commission on institutional long term care.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/20/2011 |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk | 2/3/2011 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/3/2011 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/3/2011 |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | 2/3/2011 |
John F. Keenan |
| 2/3/2011 |
Carlos Henriquez | 5th Suffolk | 2/3/2011 |
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. | 34th Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 2/4/2011 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 2/4/2011 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable | 2/4/2011 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 2/4/2011 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 16th Suffolk | 2/4/2011 |
Katherine M. Clark | Fifth Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
Paul J. Donato | 35th Middlesex | 1/24/2011 |
Stanley C. Rosenberg | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/1/2011 |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2011 |
William N. Brownsberger |
| 2/1/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1527 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1224
By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1224) of Jonathan Hecht and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to institutional long term care facilities. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act creating a special commission on institutional long term care.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, there shall be a special commission established to examine the Commonwealth’s institutional long term care system, which shall evaluate options and prepare policy recommendations regarding potential savings to the commonwealth achieved by reducing the number of MassHealth licensed nursing home beds; develop recommendations as to the criteria to be used to determine which beds are de-licensed; and consider incentives to reduce the number of nursing home beds, convert said beds to other uses, or otherwise more efficiently utilize institutional long term care facilities in the Commonwealth.
The commission shall consist of 15 members, 1 of whom shall be the secretary of health and human services or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the secretary of elder affairs or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the director of the office of Medicaid or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the Attorney General or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the State Auditor or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on elder affairs or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on elder affairs or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on health care financing or a designee, 1 of whom shall be the house chair of the joint committee on health care financing or a designee, 1 of whom shall be a member of the PCA quality home care workforce council, and 5 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Public Health, 1 of whom shall be a representative of 1199SEIU, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, 1 of whom shall be a representative of AARP, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Association.
The commission shall meet within 30 days of passage of this Act, and not less than quarterly thereafter, and shall release final recommendations no later than one year from passage of this Act.