HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1238        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 73

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer E. Benson

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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 spouses as caregivers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Christopher G. Fallon

33rd Middlesex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

 

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

 

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

 

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1238        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 73

By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 73) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to spouses under the definition of family members serving as paid caregivers.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 46 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act regarding spouses as caregivers.

 

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 9 of Chapter 118E is hereby amended by adding in the second sentence of the second paragraph, after the words “requirements for Title XIX” the following new language:--

“Any program of home and community based services funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and eighteen G, in which family members are permitted to serve as paid caregivers, shall include spouses within the definition of family member.”