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

1/8/2013

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/8/2013

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/8/2013

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/8/2013

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/8/2013

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/8/2013

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/8/2013

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

1/8/2013

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

1/8/2013

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/8/2013

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Michael D. Brady

9th Plymouth

1/8/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/8/2013

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

1/8/2013

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/8/2013

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/8/2013

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

1/8/2013

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/8/2013

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/8/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/29/2013

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/8/2013

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/8/2013

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/8/2013

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/8/2013

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

1/8/2013

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/8/2013

Rhonda Nyman

5th Plymouth

1/8/2013

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/8/2013


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.