SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2035        FILED ON: 7/12/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1999

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 extending hospice care to the MassHealth basic and MassHealth essential programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Patricia D. Jehlen

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

Richard T. Moore

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

Alice K. Wolf

25th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2035        FILED ON: 7/12/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1999

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) of Patricia Jehlen, Patricia A. Haddad, Richard Moore and Thomas P. Conroy for legislation to extend hospice care to the MassHealth basic and MassHealth essential programs.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act extending hospice care to the MassHealth basic and MassHealth essential programs.

 

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 53 of chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-  The MassHealth Basic and MassHealth Essential programs shall include within their covered services hospice services to the extent such services are covered in the MassHealth Standard program.