HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2518        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1011

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 changing the definition of countable-income for MassHealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/15/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2518        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1011

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1011) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to exclude certain business expenses and income deductions as income for MassHealth.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1039 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act changing the definition of countable-income for MassHealth.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 118E of the General Laws, in Section 12, is hereby amended by inserting the following:

An individual’s and the spouse’s net earned and unearned income less certain business expenses and standard income deductions is referred to as the countable-income amount.  In determining gross monthly income, the MassHealth agency multiplies the average weekly income by 4.333 unless the income is monthly.