Bill H.83

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 936 FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ellen Story and James B. Eldridge

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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 continuity of care for children and their eligible parents.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Ellen Story	3rd Hampshire	1/19/2011
Jonathan Hecht	29th Middlesex	2/3/2011
Elizabeth A. Malia	11th Suffolk	2/3/2011
Denise Andrews	2nd Franklin	2/3/2011
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	26th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Tom Sannicandro	7th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Carlos Henriquez	5th Suffolk	2/4/2011
Alice K. Wolf	25th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Christine E. Canavan	10th Plymouth	2/4/2011
Frank I. Smizik	15th Norfolk	2/4/2011
Brian M. Ashe	2nd Hampden	2/4/2011
Denise Provost	27th Middlesex	2/4/2011
John W. Scibak	2nd Hampshire	1/27/2011
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex	2/1/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 936 FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 83

By Representative Story of Amherst and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 83) of Ellen Story and others relative to continuity of care for children and their eligible parents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act regarding continuity of care for children and their eligible parents.

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. The executive office of health and human services shall seek an amendment to the MassHealth demonstration project seeking authority to provide 12 months of continuous eligibility from the date of eligibility determination under Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act, to provide that any eligible child and any eligible parent of the child deemed eligible for medical benefits pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws shall continue to be eligible for assistance for a period of 12 months or until the child turns 19.