HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 215        FILED ON: 1/8/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2076

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John W. Scibak

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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 relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/8/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/1/2013

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/23/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/30/2013

William Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/24/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2013

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/15/2013

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/28/2013

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/16/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

 

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

 

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

 

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

 

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Michael D. Brady

9th Plymouth

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/29/2013

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

 

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

 

Rhonda Nyman

5th Plymouth

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 215        FILED ON: 1/8/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2076

By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2076) of John W. Scibak and others relative to the restoration of oral health benefits for MassHealth recipients.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1529 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits.

 

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. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 53, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 53. The division shall include within its covered services for adults all federally optional services that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002, including all dental services. Covered services for adults in the MassHealth Essential program shall include dental services to the same extent as such services were covered for adults in the MassHealth Basic program as of January 1, 2002.