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

1/16/2013

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/16/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/16/2013

Christopher G. Fallon

33rd Middlesex

1/16/2013

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/16/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/16/2013

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/16/2013

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/16/2013

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/16/2013

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

1/16/2013

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

1/16/2013

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

1/16/2013

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/16/2013

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/16/2013

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/16/2013

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/16/2013

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/16/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/16/2013

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/16/2013

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/16/2013

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/16/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

1/16/2013


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.”