HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2097

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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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 regarding the countable assets of medical assistance recipients.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/21/2011

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

2/3/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

2/3/2011

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

2/3/2011

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/4/2011

Thomas P. Kennedy

 

2/4/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2780        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2097

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2097) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to excluding certain retirement funds from countable assets of medical assistance recipients.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1094 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act regarding the countable assets of medical assistance recipients.

 

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, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (2)(i) and replacing it with the following new subsection:

(2)(i) the type and amount of all countable assets; provided that any funds held by the community spouse of an institutionalized applicant or recipient in an Individual Retirement Account, Keogh plan or other pension fund shall be considered a non-countable asset as long as regular income distributions are made from the fund or the community spouse is employed;