SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1470        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 83

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barbara A. L'Italien

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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 creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1470        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 83

By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of Barbara L'Italien, John F. Keenan, Sean Garballey, Claire D. Cronin and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

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 creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

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

There is hereby established a system of tracking the unmet service needs of individuals with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts. The system will consist of a central electronic database, using open-source software, operated and maintained by The Office of Disabilities and Community Services at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The content of the database will consist of data prepared by the following agencies, including but not limited to: the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind and the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Each of the agencies required to submit data will do so annually by means of a standard reporting form which will include statistics regarding the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who apply for services with said agencies, the number of individuals with developmental disabilities receiving services, and the number of individuals with developmental disabilities who apply for services with said agencies and are unsuccessful in receiving services. The Office of Disabilities and Community Services will enter the standard report form content into the electronic database and generate annual reports to be made available on-line to the public.