HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 594        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2062

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John W. Scibak and Harriette L. Chandler

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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

1/13/2015

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

1/16/2015

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

10/11/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

10/11/2019

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

10/11/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

10/11/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/20/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

10/11/2019

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

10/11/2019

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

1/21/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/21/2015

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

10/11/2019

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

10/11/2019

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

10/11/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

10/11/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/2/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

10/11/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

10/11/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

10/11/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

10/11/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

10/11/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

10/11/2019

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

10/11/2019

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

10/11/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

10/11/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

10/11/2019

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

10/11/2019

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

10/11/2019

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

10/11/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

10/11/2019

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

10/11/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

10/11/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

10/11/2019

Carlos Gonzalez

10th Hampden

10/11/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

10/11/2019

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

10/11/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

10/11/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 594        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2062

By Representative Scibak of South Hadley and Senator Chandler, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2062) 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. 2076 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 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.