SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1038        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 582

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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 the countable assets of medical assistance recipients.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1038        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 582

By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 582) of James B. Eldridge, James J. O'Day, Anne M. Gobi, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the countable assets of medical assistance recipients.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 516 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 regarding the countable assets of medical assistance recipients.

 

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 21A of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (2)(i) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(2)(i) the type and amount of all countable assets; provided that any funds held by the community spouse of an institutionalized applicant or recipient in an Individual Retirement Account, Keogh plan or other pension fund shall be considered a non-countable asset as long as regular income distributions are made from the fund or the community spouse is employed;